CVC words worksheets
Match short words to pictures, write the missing vowel, and build a word from three letters. Choose worksheet options below.
How to use this worksheet
- Say the name of the picture aloud.
- Point to each letter in turn and say its sound slowly, then say the whole word.
- Draw the line, write the missing letter, or write the letters in order, as the sheet asks.
Choose your practice
Choose matching words to pictures, writing the missing vowel, or building a word from three scrambled letters. Every word has three letters with one vowel in the middle. The pictures are original drawings with no picture theme. Letters use the same pre-cursive shapes as the tracing pages.
Start with the first level, and move on when the child reads the words easily. Say the picture name together before the child answers.
Changing the practice level creates a fresh version. For another sheet at the same level, use the New practice sheet button. Save the settings link or add the sheet to a pack to keep that version. Tracing keeps the same correct forms and varies their arrangement or path lengths.
Age guidance is approximate. Print on A4 or US Letter paper. Choose outlines to save ink or pre-coloured pictures to start the activity without colouring. The instructor key follows the same worksheet options and paper size.
Plan a short session
Combine this skill with related practice in the Read a first word lesson pack. Review its worksheets before adding them to your pack.
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Questions about this activity
How does a child read a three-letter word?
Point to each letter in turn and say its sound slowly, then say the whole word. Some letters make more than one sound and people say some words differently, so go with the way your child says the word.
What if my child uses a different name for a picture?
A picture can have more than one name, such as bin and trash can, or jug and pitcher. Use the name your child knows, and skip a picture if its word does not fit.
Why do some words not appear together on one sheet?
Letters that are easily mixed up, such as b and d, p and q, m and w, n and u, or i and l, are kept apart on one sheet. The words bed and sun hold such a pair, so they appear only on the matching sheet, where the child reads the whole word beside its picture.
Age labels are approximate guidance. Choose practice that suits the child. See printing help for A4, US Letter, colour and black-and-white settings, or browse other activities.