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