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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) ran (c) ram
- 2.Blend the sounds: w – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) bag (c) wag
- 3.Blend the sounds: f – a – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) fin (c) fan
- 4.Which word is “can”? (a) van (b) cat (c) can
- 5.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 6.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) hat
- 7.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) g
- 8.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 9.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) sat (c) mat
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) bit (c) pat
- 11.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) rat (c) hat
- 12.🍳 Which word is this? (a) van (b) pan (c) pen
- 13.Change the “c” in “can” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) men (c) can
- 14.Which word is “bat”? (a) hat (b) bat (c) cat
- 15.🚐 Which word is this? (a) can (b) van (c) pan
- 16.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 17.Change the “c” in “cat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) cat (c) sit
- 18.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) r
- 19.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) v
- 20.Which word is “cap”? (a) cup (b) cap (c) cat
- 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 22.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 23.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) rat (c) bat
- 24.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 25.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 26.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) v
- 27.Change the “l” in “lap” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) tan (c) tap
- 28.Change the “j” in “jam” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ram (b) rat (c) jam
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) rug (c) rag
- 30.🐀 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) hat (c) cat
- 31.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 32.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 33.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) g
- 34.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) r
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – a – d. Which word is it? (a) sad (b) mad (c) pad
- 36.Blend the sounds: j – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) ram (c) jam
- 37.🐱 Which word is this? (a) can (b) bat (c) cat
- 38.Change the “n” in “ran” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ram (b) ran (c) jam
- 39.Change the “s” in “sat” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) pat (c) cat
- 40.Change the “f” in “fan” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) van (b) fan (c) pan
Answer key
- ran
- wag
- fan
- can
- a
- hat
- c
- map
- mat
- bat
- cat
- pan
- man
- bat
- van
- a
- sat
- b
- t
- cap
- a
- a
- bat
- a
- a
- v
- tap
- ram
- rag
- rat
- a
- a
- b
- h
- mad
- jam
- cat
- ram
- cat
- pan
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids