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