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