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