CVC Read and Match: Short A
CVC words worksheets, read and match for kindergarten
Two read-and-match sets on every page. Your child will read five short A words and draw a line to the matching picture, with an answer key at the back.
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- Color and black-and-white PDFs, US Letter and A4
- Ages 4 to 6 · Kindergarten
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Reading practice that proves itself the moment the pencil lifts off the page.
A child who only looks at pictures never has to read a word. These pages flip that: five words sit on the left, five pictures sit on the right in shuffled order, so the only way to find the right picture is to sound out the word. Every word in this set uses the short A sound, so one skill gets focused practice.
What you get
- 10 read-and-match pages, two sets of five words and pictures on each
- Only short A CVC words, so the sound stays easy to hear
- Pictures shuffled out of order, so the child must really read each word
- A check box next to every pair to mark once matched
- A full answer key
- A guide for the grown-up
Look inside
Every page comes in full color and in black and white with outline pictures to color in.




Inside this pack
Every word in this pack, A to Z
across, after, already, always, between, car, cat, check, could, draws, enough, feel, finds, free, from, full, happy, hat, if, jam, keep, key, last, left, let, loud, marks, match, means, next, only, order, own, pair, position, rat, reading, reads, right, sat, sets, shuffled, shuffling, sit, small, so, stop, task, their, them, through, today, together, undefined, way, why, without, work.
What is on each page
- Page 1: car rat jam
- Page 2: jam cat
- Page 3: hat ram rat
- Page 4: rat hat jam ram
- Page 5: cat ram
- Page 6: car rat ram jam
- Page 7: ram car hat
- Page 8: cat car ram
- Page 9: hat cat car
- Page 10: cat rat hat jam
Who it is for
Kindergarten children learning to read, usually ages 4 to 6. Good for home, homeschool, morning work and reading centers.Good questions
Is there an answer key?
Yes, on the last page.
Can my child do this without help?
Yes. The layout is the same on every page, so once your child knows the routine, a page can be done alone.
What exactly do I download?
The same 13 pages as PDF files in full color and in ink-saving black and white, each sized for US Letter paper and for A4. Print the one you like.
How do I get it?
The button takes you to the download page, run by Polar. There is nothing to pay. It asks for your email address so it can send you the files.
Can I use it with my class?
Yes. Print as often as you like for your own children or your own class.
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