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