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