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