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