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