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