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