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