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