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