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