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