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