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