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