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