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