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