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