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