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