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