Short a (CVC) phonics worksheets: free printables
Free short a (cvc) worksheets: the letter a between two consonants, as in cat. 7 kinds of sheet, every word one a child taught this pattern can sound out, with an answer key.
Print the whole Short a (CVC) pack Decodable sentences for Short a (CVC)
The sheets
- Circle the word for the picture
- Fill in the missing letters
- Sort the words
- Build the word (cut-out letters)
- Word ladder (change one letter)
- Read the sentence
- Write the word under the picture
Sample: circle the word for the picture
Short a (CVC): circle the word for the picture
Name ____________________
Look at the picture. Circle the word that names it.
- antjammad
- mantaplap
- capmathat
- lapratant
- sathadvan
- taghatcat
- ratjammap
- vatcatran
How to teach short a (cvc)
Short a is the first vowel most programs teach, because the sound is easy to hear and to stretch: a-a-a-t. Words are consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC), so a child can slide through three sounds and blend them. This is where children first see that every sentence they read can be sounded out.
Say the sound /a/ as in apple, then stretch a word: mmm-aaa-nnn. Point to each letter as you say its sound, then run your finger under the word and say it fast: man.
Other patterns: Short e (CVC)Short i (CVC)Short o (CVC)Short u (CVC)Magic e (CVCe)Digraphs sh, ch, thConsonant blendsLong a (ai, ay)Long e (ee, ea)Long o (oa, ow)R-controlled vowels (ar, or)