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