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