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