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