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