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