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