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