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