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