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