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