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