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