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