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