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