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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word is “can”? (a) pan (b) can (c) cap
- 2.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) hat (c) cap
- 3.Which word is “rat”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) cat
- 4.🧢 Which word is this? (a) can (b) cap (c) tap
- 5.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 6.Blend the sounds: w – a – g. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) wag (c) bag
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) wag (c) bag
- 8.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) h
- 9.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 10.Blend the sounds: j – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) jam (c) ram
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – a – d. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bad
- 12.Change the “n” in “can” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cap (c) can
- 13.🐀 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) hat
- 14.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) m
- 15.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) fan (c) can
- 17.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 18.Change the “b” in “bag” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) ram (c) rag
- 19.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) v
- 20.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) cap
- 21.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 22.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 23.🍳 Which word is this? (a) van (b) pan (c) pin
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pad (b) pan (c) bad
- 25.Change the “d” in “mad” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) man (c) van
- 26.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) b
- 27.Change the “n” in “ran” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tag (b) ran (c) rag
- 28.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 29.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) bag
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – a – d. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) sad (c) bad
- 31.Which word is “tap”? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 32.Change the “p” in “tap” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) tag (c) bag
- 33.🚰 Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 34.Change the “t” in “tan” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) pan (c) pen
- 35.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) d
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tag (c) tap
- 37.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) cap (b) map (c) tap
- 38.Change the “r” in “rat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) rat (c) bit
- 39.Which word is “hat”? (a) rat (b) hat (c) cat
- 40.Change the “m” in “ram” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) ram (c) rag
Answer key
- can
- cat
- rat
- cap
- a
- wag
- bag
- t
- a
- jam
- bad
- cap
- rat
- c
- a
- fan
- a
- rag
- v
- cat
- a
- a
- pan
- pad
- man
- h
- rag
- van
- bat
- sad
- tap
- tag
- tap
- pan
- m
- tap
- map
- bat
- hat
- rag
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids