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