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