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