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