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