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