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