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