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