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