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