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