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