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