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