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