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