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