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