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