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