Write the CVC Word and Short Vowel a Fill-in Worksheet
Children add the last letter to spell cat, sun, fox, web, gum and lip, then write the missing letters to spell short a words: bag, cap, tap, bat, man and cab.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
This is page 33 of the pack. Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
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How to use this worksheet
Your child says each picture name, writes the missing letter in the boxes, then fills the blanks in the short a words.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Read the twelve words to a toy
- 2Draw a picture of a fox in a cab
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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