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