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