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