Kindergarten Grade Common Core: RF.K.2d
Common Core Identifier: RF.K.2d / Grade: K
Curriculum: Reading Foundational Skills: Phonological awareness
Detail: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
221 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words cow and cat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words man and mug.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words pig and pen.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words cup and cake.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words mat and moon.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words nest and net.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words pot and paw.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words rat and ring.
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Write the missing letters for each picture shown. As you go down the ladder, each CVC word changes by only one letter. Words include: run, bug, bag, bat, rat, hat.
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The following CVC words are used on this word ladder worksheet: jet, pet, pen, pan, can, fan.
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CVC words for this activity include wig, pig, big, bag, bug, and mug.
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Build the following simple CVC words to complete this puzzle: pot, cot, cop, pop, mop, map.
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Write the missing letters to make a short o CVC word. List includes pot, cop, pop, mop, hog, hot.
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Write the letter missing from each CVC word. CVC Word list: pig, map, log, pet, bat, can.
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Write a letter in each square to make basic CVC words. CVC Words: big, cop, bag, mug, hot, bug.
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Cut out the letter cards and glue them onto the worksheet to build the CVC words rat and bag.
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On this CVC worksheet, students use letter tiles to build the words pet and pen.
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Make the CVC words hog and man on this cut-and-paste activity sheet.
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Try to build the CVC words jet and fan using square letter tiles. Glue the tiles in the correct positions.
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Make the CVC words bug and can on this cut-and-glue phonics printable.
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Students create a pair of CVC rhyming words with this printable learning center activity.
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Find the short a word in each horizontal set of letters. Words include hat, rat, cap, and cat.
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Find the short e word in each horizontal set of letters. Words include hen, jet, egg, and pen.
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Find the short i word in each horizontal set of letters. Words include pig, ring, zip, and ship.
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Find the short o word in each horizontal set of letters. Words include fox, pot, top, and doll.
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Find the short u word in each horizontal set of letters. Words include sun, bug, cup, and drum.
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Look carefully at each set of letters and hunt for the given word.
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Search for the short e words hidden among each group of letters. This version has 7 questions.
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In these easy-to-solve word hunts, students will find 7 different short u words.
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Let's Make CVC Words FREE
Look at the picture. Color the letters that make up the CVC word. The write the word on the line.
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Use an ink dabber or crayons to mark the letters in the words hat, fan, map, and cat.
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Use a bingo dabber, colored pencils, or crayons to color the letters in the words bed, web, hen, and net.
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Use crayons or a bingo dabber to mark the letters that make up the words fox, mop, pot, and pop.
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Use colored crayons or a bingo dabber to mark the letters that make up the words bus, nut, rug, and cup.
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With a bingo dabber, students can dab the letters that make up the words pig, six, pin, and zip.
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Trace and say the words that start with the b sound. You can color the pictures too.
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Trace and say the words that start with the v sound. Then color the pictures.
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Use this worksheet to practice tracing and saying words that start with the w sound. You can color the pictures too.
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Students can trace and say the words with the x sound. They can also color the pictures.
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Have your students trace and say the words with the y sound. They can also color in the pictures.
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Trace and say the words that start with the letter z. Then you can color the pictures too!
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This short beginner reading comprehension passage is about a small yellow chick. Students will answer questions about the passage, practice writing and recognizing sight words, and draw a picture.
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Read this short passage about a mouse eating cheese. Then answer the reading comprehension questions, practice basic writing and phonics skills, and draw a picture.
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Ava and James lost their toys! Read this short story to find out where the toys are. Then answer simple comprehension questions.
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Kids will enjoy this entertaining story about two fish who bump into a shark. Then students can answer questions about the story, practice phonics and sight word skills, and write a sentence.
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The Bird FREE
Read this short story about a small, blue bird. Answer basic comprehension questions about the story. Then work on phonics and writing skills using words from the passage.
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Read this short passage about leaves. This passage provides a perfect opportunity for students to practice the preposition "in."
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Read this short reading passage about things in a bedroom. Then answer questions, work on sight words, and draw a picture to go along with a sentence.
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Mat is getting dressed. What will he wear? Read this short story to find out. Then answer some comprehension questions based on the passage.
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This simple reading passage is about a kid's new blue shoes. Students can improve their reading comprehension and fluency skills with this worksheet, as well as practice some basic printing and ELA skills.
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Read about the things someone grows in their garden. Then answer the questions and complete the tracing activities.
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This short passage is about a little fish looking to play. Practice reading comprehension and early writings skills with the worksheets that follow.
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This early-elementary reading passage is perfect for those just getting a handle on independent reading. Have students follow along as you read it, or let them try it on their own. Then they can answer the questions that follow!
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Test reading fluency and practice kindergarten reading skills with this worksheet that includes a short passage about a kid's red bike.
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This worksheet includes a short passage targeting a kindergarten reading level, as well as questions to test basic early ELA skills and reading fluency.
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Early learners can read this short passage and complete the basic comprehension and writing activities.
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This short kindergarten-level reading comprehension passage gives basic facts about ants. The worksheet includes questions about the passage, as well as basic writing and word-recognition exercises.
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Print off this short passage about fruit and have your early readers respond to the reading comprehension questions and complete the exercises.
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This kindergarten-level reading worksheet includes a short passage, comprehension questions, and other reading and writing exercises.
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Read this short passage about a birthday party and answer the questions that follow.
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Read about a boy's busy week with this short passage and reading comprehension worksheet. Students will answer questions about the basic text and practice tracing and writing words. There is also a drawing page.
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The city can be loud! This passage is all about what you can hear in the city, and is specifically written for early readers.
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Practice foundational skills of reading and phonics with this list of nonsense words. Students can keep track of their progress through 5 days of practice.
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Nonsense Word Slider FREE
Decoding nonsense words is a great way to gauge students' understanding of graphemes and phonemes. This word slider makes practicing nonsense words fun and engaging.
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These nonsense words can be used as part of a word wall or pocket chart to help students practice basic phonics and reading skills.
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Use this word wheel to help students practice decoding silly words that, despite having no real meaning, can greatly help early readers develop basic phonics and reading skills.
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You can use these flash cards in a variety of ways to help test students' reading fluency with nonsense words.
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This fun classroom game helps students recognize both graphemes and phonemes within basic CVC nonsense words. They'll listen to hear their word read aloud, and then have to read another nonsense word aloud.
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This short passage is perfect for early readers. Sentences are kept short and many words included are sight words. After reading the story, students will answer several questions, getting some phonics and writing practice along the way.
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Students will look at images and write the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. This worksheet features 8 words with initial consonant sounds and one with a beginning vowel sound.
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Look at the pictures and write the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. In addition to 8 words with initial consonant sounds, this worksheet also features one word with a beginning vowel sound.
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This worksheet helps early learners practice names for different types of winter or cold-weather clothes. Students will read and rewrite words like coat, boots, hat, mittens, and scarf.
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The words in this early phonics worksheet are: cat, run, saw, bee, van, fly, mug, pie, and ice. Have your students practice initial consonant sounds with the added challenge of one initial vowel word.
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This worksheet challenges students to write the correct initial letter for the words can, pot, jug, fox, jet, ant, key, box, and pen.
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With this worksheet, students will fill in the beginning consonants for the words yak, bat, jar, cab, cup, rat, pin, bag, and mop.
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Students will dab or color in the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word shown by a picture. Words on this sheet include cupcake, octopus, football, saxophone, tree, monkey, and more.
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Students can use a dabber, crayons, colored pencils, or markers to color in the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. Words shown on this worksheet include dog, bus, sun, elephant, pretzel, bird, and more.
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Mark the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. Words include zebra, snowman, bat, house, flower, cake, and more.
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Color the letter that makes the beginning sound of each picture on this early learning worksheet. Pictures are of easily recognizable things and include a barn, frog, cookie, and watermelon.
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Practice recognizing beginning sounds and their letters with this worksheet. Students will color or dab the letter each word starts with.
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This worksheet includes pictures of twelve objects. Students will have to determine which of the objects are CVC words and color only those images.
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Students will color the pictures, then trace and rewrite the CVC words shown. The words on this worksheet are: can, bed, pig, fox, and nut.
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Make a flip book of short-vowel CVC words, including bug, cat, hen, kid, and top.
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This mini book uses various CVC words with short vowels, such as cat, rug, dog, nap, mug, bus, and more. Students can color, cut, and staple the pages together to create their own book.
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Review CVC words and practice recognizing short vowel words such as bad, rag, map, cat, pen, jet, kid, yes, sit, gut, zip, and many more with these flash cards.
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Think of CVC words and write one in each bubble on this web. The three pictures provided are hints to three possible answers.
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This worksheet has space for students to write at least eight CVC words on primary lines. Print off multiple sheets or have students write on the back of the page if they can think of more.
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Four different CVC words are shown on the left side of this page. Next to each is a series of scrambled letters. Find and circle the correct CVC words.
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Look for the correct CVC word among the mix of scrambled letters next to each picture. Circle the correct words.
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This word wall features CVC words with all of the short vowel sounds. The different letter sounds are color-coded so you can choose to either mix them up or display them one vowel-sound at a time, depending on what you are teaching.
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Cut out the CVC words at the bottom of the page and glue them below the appropriate picture. Words on this worksheet include: pot, web, cat, bin, bug, and pen.
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Use letter stampers to make each of the CVC words on this printout. The words are: zip, fox, wet, bug, and man.
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Use these picture sorting cards to practice identifying vowel sounds in CVC words. Students can sort each card into a group based on the shown word's vowel sound.
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Hide the cards in this printable scavenger hunt file around the room and have your students go on a scavenger hunt. Once they find each card, they will have to say the word aloud, spell the word aloud, and neatly print the word on their worksheet.
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This I Have...Who Has... game is a fun and interactive way to review different CVC words.
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Use this cute word slider to encourage students to practice their CVC words. Simply cut out the dog and word strip, color the slider, and weave the word strip through the slots to practice sliding the words through and reading them aloud.
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Encourage your students to think of as many CVCe words as they can. This web has space to write six on primary lines. Kids can continue their list on the back of the page, or use our other brainstorm worksheet.
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Think of and keep track of as many CVCe words as you can with this printable worksheet.
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Use this graphic organizer with students to have them think of words that fit the CVVC word pattern. Primary lines are provided in each bubble.
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Think of and write down as many CVVC words as you can on this printable page. Feel free to write more on the back, or use our brainstorming web to write more.
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Have each student create a fun pennant with a CVC word. Then string the pennants all up around your classroom for a fun decoration.
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Sort these word cards based on whether or not they are CVC words. Four blank cards are included if you wish to add a few of your own words.
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Print out this file on card stock to make a fun study aid. Simply cut along the dotted lines, attach the front to the back with a paper fastener, and spin the wheel to view and read each of the CVC words.
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This word wall set features a variety of CVC words, such as cab, lab, and tab, as well as a few CCVC words, including grab and crab. Print off the full list and display it in your classroom to help students practice this word family.
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Dad, sad, mad, and glad are just a few of the words you'll find on this printable phonics word wall. Three blank cards make it easy to add your own words as well.
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Print out this file, cut out the word cards, and display on your classroom word wall to help students practice -ag words such as bag, wag, flag, and more.
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Ham, jam, swam, and yam are just a few of the -am words you'll find in this word wall file. Simply print it out, cut out the word cards, and hang them on your wall for a fun way to review this word family.
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Review common CVC words in the -an word family with this printable word wall. Words include: man, can, fan, pan, van, ran, and tan.
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Review common words in the -ap word family such as cap, map, wrap, clap, gap, and more with this printable word wall.
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Review words like cat, bat, rat, and flat with our -at word family word wall.
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A few of the words on this printable word wall are red, bed, shed, and sled. Display the words in your classroom to help students practice -ed words.
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This phonics word wall features the words men, pen, ten, hen, when, and den. Print it out to help your students review and practice words in the -en word family.
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Review -et words such as jet, net, wet, met, and more with this printable word wall.
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Review common words ending in -ig, including CVC words such as pig, wig, and big.
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Study words ending in -in with this printable word wall. Words include common CVC words, such as pin and win, as well as a few CCVC words like twin and spin.
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This word wall features the words lip, zip, sip, rip, ship, chip, clip, trip, snip, and slip. Print the cards out and display them for students to practice this word family.
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Display the following words with this phonics word wall: hit, bit, fit, sit, lit, pit, split, kit, quit.
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Use the word cards in this file to make a word wall full of words from the -og word family. Some words include: dog, log, jog, and frog.
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Pop, top, mop, cop, hop, stop, shop, chop, and drop are the words included on this printable word wall file. Two blank cards leave room for you to add words of your own too.
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Use this file to display various -ot words on your word wall. Words include: hot, pot, dot, slot, shot, knot, and more!
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Cub, rub, tub, and shrub are just a few of the words found on our printable -ub family word wall.
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Display words from the -ug family with this word wall printout. Bug, hug, jug, mug, and plug are just some of the words included.
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Display words such as sun, run, fun, and stun on your word wall with this printable phonics file.
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Review -ut words often with this printable word wall file. Just print out the pages, cut out the cards, and display them for your class to see and read.
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Read "Black Cat, Tan Cat" and color all of the words with a short a sound.
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Write the correct b-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /b/ sound.
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Write the words that contain the /b/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the /b/ words into five word families: -ab, -eb, -ib, -ob, and -ub.
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Write the correct hard-c word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the hard-c sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with the hard-c sound and color the pictures.
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Write the correct d-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /d/ sound.
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Write the words that have the /d/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Sort the /d/ words into five word families: -ad, -ed, -id, -od, and -ud.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /f/ sound.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words ball and bug.
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Color the words that have the /f/ sound in them. Includes word list.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: fa-, fe-, fi-, fl-, and fo-.
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Cut out the letters and use them to make the words gift and goat.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /h/ sound.
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Sort the /h/ words into five word groups: ha-, he-, hi-, ho-, and hu-.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /j/ sound.
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Sort the /f/ words into five word groups: ja-, je-, ji-, jo-, and ju-.
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Trace and say the words that start with /k/ and color the pictures.
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Write the correct k-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /k/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Trace and say the words that start with /l/ and color the pictures.
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Write the correct L-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /l/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words bed and bat.
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Write the words that contain the /l/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the /L/ words into three categories - words that begin with L, words that have an L in the middle, words that end with L.
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Trace and say the words that start with /m/ and color the pictures.
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Write the correct M-word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /m/ sound.
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Write the words that contain the /m/ sound. Includes word list.
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /n/ sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with /n/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /n/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /n/, words that have /n/ in the middle, and words that end with /n/
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Write the correct word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /p/ sound.
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Trace and say the words that start with /p/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /p/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /p/, words that have /p/ in the middle, and words that end with /p/
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Write the correct word for each picture (quilt & queen).
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the letters Qu.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the word queen.
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Trace and say the words that start with qu and color the pictures.
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Write the correct /r/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /r/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words roof and rose.
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Trace and say the words that start with /r/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /r/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /r/, words that have /r/ in the middle, and words that end with /r/
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including wet, pet, fetch, and better.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as drip, sink, quick, slip, and sink.
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as stop, hot, top, pot, and hopping.
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Mud Puppy is a cute, easy-to-read poem about a puppy who digs in the mud. It includes many short u words.
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Buggy Bump Ball is a fun poem about bugs who attend a ball. The poem has lots of short u words.
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Write the correct /s/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /s/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words six and star.
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Cut the letters and arrange them on the page to make the words snow and sled.
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Trace and say the words that start with /s/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /s/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /s/, words that have /s/ in the middle, and words that end with /s/
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Sort the words into two groups: those that make the /s/ sound (like grass and spell) and those that make the /z/ sound (like has and was).
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Write the correct /t/ word for each picture. Includes a word list.
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Match the words and pictures that begin with the /t/ sound.
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Cut the letters and arrange them to make the words toys and tent.
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Trace and say the words that start with /t/ and color the pictures.
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Write the words that contain the /t/ sound. Includes word list.
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Sort the pictures and words into three groups - words that start with /t/, words that have /t/ in the middle, and words that end with /t/
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There are three ways to pronounce suffix -ed. Sort the words into three different pronunciation groups.
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