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