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