CVC Revision: First Sounds and 'og' Rhyming Words Worksheet
Children write the first sound of fish, hat, bucket, hook, net and pod, then colour the bubbles that rhyme with dog: fog, log, jog and hog.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
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How to use this worksheet
The first one (fish) is done. Your child says each picture name, writes the first sound, then reads every bubble and colours only the rhymes.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Say a rhyming string: dog, log, fog, frog
- 2Find something in the room for each first sound
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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