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