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