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