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