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