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