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