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