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