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