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