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