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