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