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