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