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