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