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