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