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