CVC Word Search and Match: 'at', 'an' and 'ap' Words Worksheet
Children find and colour bat, rat, pat and cat in a letter grid, then match man, nap, pan, map and mat to their pictures.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
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- Topic:
- Short a word search and match
- Skills:
- CVC Short A Families (Phonics - CVC Words): CVC word families with short a: -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap. CVC Words (Phonics - CVC Words): Identify and write 3-letter CVC words.
- Pack:
- Page 29 of 52 in Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7).
How to use this worksheet
Your child reads each word next to its picture, looks across or down in the grid and colours it. Then they join each word to the right picture.
Materials needed
- Crayons
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Hide the words in your own grid
- 2Act out nap and mat

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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