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