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