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