Rhyming 'ad' Words and Say, Tap, Spell CVC Worksheet
Children colour the bubbles that rhyme with sad (mad, bad, pad, lad, dad, had, fad), then say, tap and spell to circle the right word for each picture: hen, pig, rat, jug, pen and bat.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
This is page 28 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 reads each bubble aloud and colours the rhymes. For the bottom part, they say the picture name, tap each sound and circle the word with the right vowel.
Materials needed
- Crayons
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Write a silly rhyme: 'Dad is sad'
- 2Change the vowel: pen, pin, pan
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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