CVC 'it' Word Family Read, Colour and Match Worksheet
Children read the 'it' words pit, bit, fit, sit and hit on their own and match each word to its picture, checking that they understood what they read.
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Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten
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Curriculum
- Phonics - CVC Words > CVC Short I Families
How to use this worksheet
Read each word using the sound dots and arrow, then draw a line from its dot to the matching picture. Colour the pictures when the matching is done.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Cover the pictures and ask your child to read the 'it' words again
- 2Draw a picture for one of the words
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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