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