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