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