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