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