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