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