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