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CVC Word Families

Read, build & spell CVC words: short vowels a to u

📄 12 pages · A4 PDF👶 Ages 4–6📚 Phonics

Overview

Ten activity pages across all five short vowels — read and trace cat, pen, pig, dog, sun and friends.

Missing-vowel puzzles, circle-the-word listening games, unscrambling and word matching build blending and segmenting together.

The essential bridge from letter sounds to real reading — plus a CVC Word Star certificate.

Is this the right pack for your child?

For 4–6 year olds who know their letter sounds and are ready to read real words. CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant, like cat and dog) are the first words children can truly decode — each letter makes one sound, so blending actually works. This pack turns that breakthrough moment into ten pages of satisfying practice. If your child is still learning single letter sounds, start with the Phase 2 phonics pack first.

Torn between packs? still on letter sounds? Start with Phase 2 phonics.

What's inside

  • 10 activity pages covering all five short vowels: a, e, i, o, u
  • Read-and-trace pages for cat, pen, pig, dog, sun and 15 more CVC words
  • Missing-vowel puzzles, circle-the-word listening games and unscrambling
  • Word-matching pages that build visual word recognition
  • CVC Word Star certificate to celebrate at the end

How to use this pack at home

  1. Work through one vowel at a time — short 'a' first, then e, i, o, u in order.
  2. Always read the word aloud before tracing: say the sounds, blend them, then trace.
  3. For circle-the-word pages, you read the word and your child listens and circles — it's a listening game, not a test.
  4. Unscramble pages are hardest — do them together the first time, then let them try solo.

Details

File details

12-page print-ready A4 PDF. Prints best on regular A4 paper from any home printer.

Licence

Unlimited personal and classroom printing is included. Please don't resell or redistribute the files.

Download & printing

Download links appear right after secure checkout, and a backup link is emailed to you. Print at home or at a print shop — laminate favourites for reuse with dry-wipe pens.

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