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