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