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