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