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