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