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