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