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