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