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