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