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