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