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