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