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