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