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