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