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