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