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