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