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