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