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