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