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