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