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