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