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