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