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