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