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