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