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