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