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