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