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