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