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