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