CVC Word Matching Worksheet: Read and Circle!
Sounding out each consonant-vowel-consonant word letter by letter strengthens decoding, and matching that word to its picture connects decoding to meaning — an essential step for children ages 4-6 becoming independent readers.
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Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Point to the first CVC word and help your child sound out each letter slowly, blending the sounds together. Have them scan the row of pictures and circle the one that matches the word they just read. Continue through the remaining words, encouraging independent sounding-out before checking the pictures, then circle each final choice with a crayon.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Write each CVC word on an index card and have your child rewrite it from memory.
- •Ask your child to use one of the CVC words in a spoken sentence about its picture.
- •Cut out the pictures and words to make a simple matching memory game.
- •Go on a 'word hunt' around the house looking for objects that make CVC words.
- •Build the words with magnetic letters, swapping the middle vowel to make new words.
Tips for parents and teachers
Notice whether your child is truly sounding out each letter or just guessing from the picture — briefly cover the picture if you want to check real decoding. Praise correct blending even when it's slow, since accuracy comes before speed at this age.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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