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