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