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