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