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