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