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