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