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