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