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