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