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