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