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