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