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