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