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