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