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