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