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