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