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