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