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