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