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