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