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