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