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