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