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