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