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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) t
- 2.Blend the sounds: s – a – d. Which word is it? (a) sad (b) pad (c) sat
- 3.Change the “s” in “sad” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) sad (b) pad (c) bad
- 4.Which word is “van”? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 5.Which word is “can”? (a) can (b) cat (c) cap
- 6.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) hat
- 7.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 8.Blend the sounds: t – a – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) tan (c) can
- 9.Which word is “map”? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 10.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 11.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 12.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) hat (c) cat
- 13.🎩 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) rat (c) hat
- 14.🦇 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bat (c) bag
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) tag (c) bag
- 16.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) m (c) t
- 17.Change the “n” in “pan” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pad (c) mad
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – a – g. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) tap (c) bag
- 19.Change the “p” in “pan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) pan (c) ran
- 20.Which word is “pan”? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 21.Change the “b” in “bat” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) map (c) mat
- 22.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) b
- 23.Change the “d” in “sad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) sad (c) hat
- 24.Blend the sounds: n – a – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) nap (c) map
- 25.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) t
- 26.Which word is “cat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) rat
- 27.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 28.Which word is “tap”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 29.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) f
- 30.Change the “n” in “pan” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) cat (c) pat
- 31.🐀 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 32.Which word is “rat”? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 33.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) d
- 34.🧢 Which word is this? (a) map (b) cat (c) cap
- 35.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) van (c) can
- 36.Change the “f” in “fan” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) ran (c) fan
- 37.Change the “d” in “bad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) pat (c) bat
- 38.Change the “l” in “lap” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) lap (c) cap
- 39.🥫 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) can (c) cap
- 40.Change the “l” in “lap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) cop (c) cap
Answer key
- t
- sad
- pad
- van
- can
- bat
- a
- tan
- map
- bag
- a
- cat
- hat
- bat
- rag
- h
- pad
- tag
- ran
- pan
- mat
- b
- sat
- nap
- b
- cat
- a
- tap
- c
- pat
- rat
- rat
- c
- cap
- van
- tan
- bat
- map
- can
- cap
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids