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