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