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