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