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