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