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