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