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