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