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