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