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