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