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