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