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