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