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