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