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.Which word is “bag”? (a) bat (b) bug (c) bag
- 2.🐱 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) rat (c) cat
- 3.Which word is “cap”? (a) cat (b) tap (c) cap
- 4.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) r
- 5.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) v
- 6.Which word is “hat”? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 7.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) f
- 8.🍳 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 9.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) c
- 10.🥫 Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) cap
- 11.🦇 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bat (c) cat
- 12.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) b
- 13.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 14.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 15.Which word is “pan”? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 16.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 17.Which word is “tap”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 18.Blend the sounds: c – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) sat (c) cat
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) fun (c) fan
- 20.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 21.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 22.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bag
- 23.Change the “w” in “wag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) tag (c) tan
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) rat (c) rag
- 25.Change the “p” in “map” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) pat (c) mat
- 26.Blend the sounds: n – a – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) nap (c) map
- 27.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 28.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) p
- 29.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – a – t. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) rat (c) ram
- 31.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 32.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 33.Which word is “rat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) rat
- 34.Which word is “cat”? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 35.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) m
- 36.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) rat
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) sat (c) bad
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – a – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) nap (c) cap
- 39.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – a – d. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) sad (c) bad
Answer key
- bag
- cat
- cap
- r
- v
- hat
- h
- pan
- c
- can
- bat
- b
- a
- a
- pan
- a
- tap
- cat
- fan
- tap
- a
- bag
- tag
- rag
- mat
- nap
- a
- b
- map
- rat
- a
- a
- rat
- cat
- c
- bat
- bat
- cap
- a
- bad
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