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