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