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