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