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