CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 2.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 3.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 4.🐀 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) hat
- 5.Change the “g” in “rag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) rag (c) rat
- 6.Which word is “bat”? (a) bag (b) bat (c) cat
- 7.Which word is “tap”? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 8.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 9.Which word is “hat”? (a) rat (b) hat (c) bat
- 10.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 11.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) b
- 12.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) cat (c) bag
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) ram (c) ran
- 14.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 15.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) n
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) pan (c) rag
- 17.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) m
- 18.Change the “n” in “ran” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) ran (c) mat
- 19.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hat (c) bat
- 20.Which word is “rat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) rat
- 21.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cap (c) tap
- 22.Change the “j” in “jam” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jam (b) ham (c) hat
- 23.🎩 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bat (c) hat
- 24.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) z
- 25.🚐 Which word is this? (a) van (b) pan (c) can
- 26.Change the “b” in “bag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) wag (c) tag
- 27.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) c
- 28.Change the “t” in “tap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) cap (c) can
- 29.Change the “d” in “bad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) hat (c) bat
- 30.Change the “t” in “sat” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) sad (c) bad
- 31.Change the “n” in “nap” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) nap (b) map (c) cap
- 32.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) l
- 33.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) b
- 34.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 35.Change the “c” in “cat” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mat (b) cat (c) rat
- 36.Change the “w” in “wag” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) bug (c) wag
- 37.Which word is “bag”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bat
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) hat (c) bat
- 39.Change the “r” in “ran” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) van (c) ran
- 40.Which word is “cap”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) cap
Answer key
- a
- bag
- map
- rat
- rat
- bat
- tap
- a
- hat
- a
- b
- bat
- rag
- a
- h
- ran
- b
- rat
- hat
- rat
- cap
- ham
- hat
- c
- van
- tag
- c
- cap
- bat
- sad
- map
- t
- r
- a
- mat
- bag
- bag
- mat
- fan
- cap
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