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