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