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