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