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