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