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