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