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