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