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