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