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