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