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