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