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