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