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