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