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