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