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