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