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