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