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