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