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