CVC 'ip' Word Family Read and Reveal Worksheet
Children read five 'ip' family words sound by sound, dip, tip, sip, lip and rip, and see that changing the first sound makes a new word.
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Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten
This is page 38 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6
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How to use this worksheet
Cut along the dashed lines and fold the blank flap over the pictures. Your child touches the sound dots, blends along the arrow, reads the word, then lifts the flap to check.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Think of another 'ip' word, real or silly
- 2Write the five 'ip' words on cards and read them in a new order
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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