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