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