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 4-5
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- Topic:
- CVC Words
- Skill:
- CVC Words (Phonics - CVC Words): Identify and write 3-letter CVC words.
- Pack:
- Page 8 of 28 in Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5.
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
- 1Write each CVC word on an index card and have your child rewrite it from memory.
- 2Ask your child to use one of the CVC words in a spoken sentence about its picture.
- 3Cut out the pictures and words to make a simple matching memory game.
- 4Go on a 'word hunt' around the house looking for objects that make CVC words.
- 5Build the words with magnetic letters, swapping the middle vowel to make new words.
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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