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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) pan (c) can
- 2.Change the “m” in “ram” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) bat (c) ram
- 3.Change the “p” in “pan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) ran (c) pan
- 4.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) c
- 5.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cap (c) hat
- 6.Which word is “bat”? (a) hat (b) bat (c) bag
- 7.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 8.Blend the sounds: m – a – p. Which word is it? (a) man (b) cap (c) map
- 9.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pat (c) pad
- 10.Blend the sounds: s – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) sat (c) set
- 11.Blend the sounds: t – a – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) tug (c) tag
- 12.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 13.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) tap (c) tip
- 14.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 15.Change the “n” in “tan” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) tap (c) map
- 16.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) r
- 17.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 19.Change the “m” in “mad” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) bad (c) sad
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) bad (c) bit
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pat (c) rat
- 22.🎩 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) cat (c) rat
- 23.🐀 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) rat (c) hat
- 24.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 25.Which word is “can”? (a) cat (b) can (c) pan
- 26.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) rat (c) bag
- 27.Which word is “hat”? (a) cat (b) hat (c) rat
- 28.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) z
- 29.Change the “s” in “sat” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mat (b) man (c) sat
- 30.Which word is “bag”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 31.Change the “j” in “jam” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) jam (c) hat
- 32.Change the “t” in “tap” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) mop (c) map
- 33.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) n
- 34.Which word is “pan”? (a) van (b) pan (c) can
- 35.Change the “g” in “tag” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) tag (c) ran
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – a – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mat (c) mud
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – a – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) mad (c) can
- 38.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) b
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – a – n. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) can (c) tan
- 40.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) v
Answer key
- can
- rat
- ran
- c
- cat
- bat
- a
- map
- pad
- sat
- tag
- tap
- tap
- a
- tap
- b
- a
- a
- bad
- bat
- pat
- hat
- rat
- map
- can
- bat
- hat
- r
- mat
- bag
- ham
- map
- t
- pan
- tan
- mad
- man
- b
- can
- v
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids