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