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