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