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