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