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