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