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