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