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