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