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