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