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