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