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