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