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