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