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