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