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