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