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