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