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