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