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