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