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