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