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