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