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