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