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