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