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