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