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