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