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