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