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