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