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