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