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