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