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