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