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