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