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