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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word is “can”? (a) cat (b) pan (c) can
- 2.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) r (c) j
- 3.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) c
- 4.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) c
- 5.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 6.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) z
- 7.Which word is “van”? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 8.Change the “j” in “jam” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) jam (c) ram
- 9.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 10.🚰 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) cap (c) map
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) cat (c) hat
- 12.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) hat
- 13.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) j
- 14.Which word is “pan”? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – a – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) sat (c) mat
- 16.Which word is “hat”? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 17.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 18.Change the “n” in “nap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) nap (b) cap (c) cup
- 19.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) s
- 20.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 21.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 22.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 23.Change the “p” in “map” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) sad (c) mad
- 24.Which word is “tap”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 25.Blend the sounds: j – a – m. Which word is it? (a) jam (b) ham (c) ram
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) can (c) ran
- 27.🦇 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) bat
- 28.Which word is “bag”? (a) bat (b) bag (c) bug
- 29.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 30.Change the “m” in “map” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) lap (c) map
- 31.🎩 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) cat (c) bat
- 32.Change the “t” in “tan” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) fan (c) tan
- 33.🚐 Which word is this? (a) van (b) pan (c) can
- 34.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 35.Change the “d” in “bad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) cat (c) bat
- 36.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) map
- 37.Change the “n” in “can” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) cot (c) cat
- 38.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) t
- 39.Which word is “cat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) can
- 40.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
Answer key
- can
- r
- c
- c
- a
- p
- van
- ram
- a
- tap
- bat
- bat
- b
- pan
- sat
- hat
- bag
- cap
- h
- a
- a
- a
- mad
- tap
- jam
- can
- bat
- bag
- map
- lap
- hat
- man
- van
- a
- bat
- cap
- cat
- b
- cat
- m
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids