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