CVC Words Activities | Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets, Word Ladders, Clip Cards and Decodable Sentences

74 printable pages of hands-on CVC word practice: spell, build, decode and read short vowel words, from hearing the vowel to reading whole sentences.

CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) like cat, hen and sun are the first words children learn to read. This pack gives them lots of different ways to practice, so they hear each sound, connect it to a letter, blend it into a word and then read it in a sentence. Every word can be sounded out with short vowels, so children practice real decoding instead of guessing.

What's included

• Spell the Word (5 pages): say the picture name, cover the letters that make the word and write it
• Find the Vowel (3 pages): circle the vowel you hear and write the word
• Odd One Out (2 pages): find the picture with a different vowel sound
• Word Ladders with Pictures (10 pages): one for each short vowel plus 5 mixed ladders
• Change One Sound (9 pages, 18 ladders): change one sound at a time to make a new word
• Mystery Words (5 pages): join the first sounds of three pictures to make a word
• Decode the Words (5 pages): vowel and letter color codes, plus a bonus digraph page
• Read and Paste (4 pages + picture cards): read the word and paste the matching picture
• Read and Match (10 pages): two pages of sentences for every short vowel, with a rhyming word to write
• Decode the Sentences and Finish the Sentence (4 pages)
• Clip Cards (11 pages): 6 sets (short vowel sounds, beginning sounds, ending sounds, picture to word, word to picture and rhyming words) plus box labels
• How to Use page, contents and a 2-page answer key

Why parents and teachers love it

• Science of Reading friendly: hear it, say it, spell it, read it
• Lots of variety: 12 different activity types keep practice fresh
• Builds from easy to harder: from single sounds to whole sentences
• Low prep: print and go; laminate the clip cards to use again and again
• Great for kindergarten and first grade, homeschool, literacy centers, tutoring and intervention

Details

• Ages 4 to 7 (Kindergarten to Grade 1)
• 74 pages, instant digital download (PDF), US Letter size
• This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.
• For personal or single-classroom use.

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