Cover of the CVC phonics worksheets showing three sample pages: Missing letters, Name the picture and Read the story, with the counts of worksheets and answer keys.
  • Cover of the CVC phonics worksheets showing three sample pages: Missing letters, Name the picture and Read the story, with the counts of worksheets and answer keys.
  • Two rows of thumbnails naming page types from New sounds and Read, trace, write to Name the picture, Read the story and Listen and write.
  • Tiles for Lessons 1.1 to 1.13 listing the letters taught in each, from a, m, t, s to z and qu.
  • A Choose the word worksheet with five sentences and two word choices each, a sound line at the foot, and text about the script test.
  • A Sort the words worksheet with empty columns -et, -en and -ed beside the matching answer key with words filled in green.
  • A Name the picture page with six outline drawings and a Yes or no page with six questions and check and X marks.
  • A Read the story page titled A dog in a box, with three fill-in sentences and an empty box to draw the story.
  • Two cards, US Letter and A4, each with 253 pages, plus a note about the Start Here PDF and the contents page links.

Phonics Worksheets

Short a comes first, then e, i, o and u, across 13 lessons that make up level 1 of the phonics sets. Lesson 1.1 uses only a, m, t and s, so a child reads words like nap and pat before meeting any other letter. Each worksheet ends with a line of the sounds taught so far, and a script tested every practice word against that line using CMUdict. Page types include Missing letters, Sort the words, Word ladder, Name the picture and Read the story. It suits a parent working with one child on first decoding. The only word that breaks the rule is a. The book runs to 253 pages.

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What's included

  • Phonics-CVC-Short-Vowels-Letter.pdf, 253 pages
  • Phonics-CVC-Short-Vowels-A4.pdf, 253 pages
  • Start-Here-Phonics-CVC.pdf, which file to use, print settings

How it works

  1. Two rows of thumbnails naming page types from New sounds and Read, trace, write to Name the picture, Read the story and Listen and write.
    What is inside The sheet lays out its page types in two rows, from New sounds to Listen and write, within 142 worksheets and 106 answer keys.
  2. Tiles for Lessons 1.1 to 1.13 listing the letters taught in each, from a, m, t, s to z and qu.
    Thirteen lessons in order Tiles run from a, m, t, s in the first lesson to z and qu in the last, with new letters added a few at a time.
  3. A Choose the word worksheet with five sentences and two word choices each, a sound line at the foot, and text about the script test.
    A sample page A Choose the word page, with a line of taught sounds printed at its foot and the notes on the script test beside it.
  4. A Sort the words worksheet with empty columns -et, -en and -ed beside the matching answer key with words filled in green.
    Answer keys A Sort the words worksheet next to its key, with the same code on both and the answers in green.
  5. A Name the picture page with six outline drawings and a Yes or no page with six questions and check and X marks.
    Pictures and yes or no A Name the picture page of code-drawn outlines, beside a Yes or no page answered with a check mark or an X.
  6. A Read the story page titled A dog in a box, with three fill-in sentences and an empty box to draw the story.
    Short stories A Read the story page with a short text, three sentences to finish and a box to draw in.

Compatibility and file formats

Print PDF. Page sizes in the files: US Letter 612 x 792 pt and A4 595 x 842 pt. A script confirmed the sizes, that the fonts are embedded and that no ink falls within 0.25 inch of the page edge. Test printing on a real printer has not been recorded for this file.

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Questions

Do I need the other levels?

No. This set stands alone. It is level 1 of 4 in this shop, and digraphs come next.

Why are there so few words in the first lessons?

Lesson 1.1 has only a, m, t and s, so there are few real words to use. The pages grow as letters are added.

Where are the answers?

After the worksheets, in the same order. Each key has the worksheet's code and page number. Pages such as Read it three times have nothing to check, so they have no key.

Printer and paper are not included. These are practice pages, not lesson plans and not a reading test. They make no promise about reading results. Digital files cannot be returned once downloaded; if a file does not open or a link is broken, send a message through Etsy. License: for your personal use only. No resale or sharing of this file. AI helped write the listing text, the how-to text, the sentences and stories, the choice of words and the code that builds this file. Scripts tested: the sounds of every practice word against the lesson on its page, the approved word list, repeats on a page and across the book, every answer key against its worksheet, rhymes, sorts, word ladders, the contents links, the word list, overflow and ink near the page edge. No person is claimed to have checked it unless stated here.