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