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