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