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