'an' Word Family Cut and Paste and Read and Circle Worksheet
Children build the 'an' words ran, pan, van, fan and can by adding a first letter, write each word, then read bus, cup and hut and find the matching pictures.
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Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten
This is page 57 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6

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- Topic:
- Building 'an' family words
- Skill:
- CVC Short A Families (Phonics - CVC Words): CVC word families with short a: -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap.
- Pack:
- Page 57 of 62 in Phonics Level 1 Activity Book: Letter Sounds, Blending & CVC Words for Preschool & Kindergarten.
How to use this worksheet
Cut out the letters on the right, glue each one in front of 'an' to match the picture and write the whole word in the long box. Then read each word and circle its picture in red.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
- Red crayon
Extension activities
- 1Find another 'an' word, like man
- 2Read the circled words without the pictures

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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