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