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