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