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