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