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