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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pad (b) sad (c) pan
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) hat (c) hot
- 3.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 4.🐀 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bat (c) rat
- 5.Which word is “hat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) cat
- 6.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) s
- 7.Which word is “can”? (a) cap (b) can (c) pan
- 8.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 9.Change the “f” in “fan” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) can (c) fan
- 10.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 11.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) w
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – a – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) pad (c) bag
- 13.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 14.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) r (c) n
- 15.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 16.Which word is “bat”? (a) bag (b) rat (c) bat
- 17.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) tip (c) tap
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) rat (c) cat
- 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 20.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) h
- 21.Which word is “tap”? (a) tap (b) cap (c) map
- 22.Which word is “pan”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) van
- 23.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) h
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – a – n. Which word is it? (a) can (b) tan (c) pan
- 25.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 26.Change the “d” in “pad” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pad (c) van
- 27.🧢 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) cap (c) can
- 28.Which word is “van”? (a) pan (b) van (c) can
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) can (b) van (c) ran
- 30.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 31.Change the “r” in “rat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) rat (c) bat
- 32.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – a – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) tan (c) fan
- 34.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) f
- 35.Change the “h” in “hat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) hat (c) rat
- 36.👜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bag (c) bug
- 37.🎩 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) cat (c) rat
- 38.Change the “w” in “wag” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) rag (c) ran
- 39.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 40.Change the “n” in “can” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) cat (c) can
Answer key
- pad
- hat
- map
- rat
- hat
- v
- can
- a
- man
- a
- t
- bad
- a
- r
- a
- bat
- tap
- rat
- a
- c
- tap
- pan
- h
- pan
- van
- pan
- cap
- van
- ran
- a
- bat
- a
- fan
- c
- sat
- bag
- hat
- rag
- a
- cat
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids