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