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