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