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