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