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