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