Free CVC Words Practice

Help young learners build confidence with CVC words and short vowel sounds with this simple, teacher-created phonics practice resource from Bearwood.

Designed for Kindergarten and early 1st grade, this printable resource gives students practice identifying, blending, building, reading, and applying CVC words using short a, e, i, o, and u sounds.

What’s Included

This free resource includes:

Identifying CVC words
Finding the middle vowel
Blending and reading CVC words
Choosing between short-vowel words
Building CVC words by adding the missing vowel
Matching CVC words to pictures
Reading simple sentences with CVC words
A drawing/application activity
Teacher answer key
Skills Practiced

Students will practice:

CVC word structure
Short vowel sounds
Beginning, middle, and ending sounds
Phonics decoding
Word recognition
Reading simple sentences
Word Examples

Students work with beginner-friendly CVC words such as:

cat • map • bed • pen • pig • sit • hot • log • sun • cup

Perfect For
Kindergarten phonics
Beginning readers
Small-group instruction
Literacy centers
Independent practice
Morning work
Homework
Intervention and review

The activities are intentionally simple, uncluttered, and classroom-friendly, making them easy to print and use without extensive preparation.

Bearwood

Bearwood resources are designed with a warm, playful woodland style and a focus on clear directions, purposeful practice, and elementary-teacher-friendly activities.

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