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