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