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