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