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