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