Circle the Matching CVC Word

About this worksheet

Twelve pictures, each with two CVC words that differ only in the vowel (pen or pin, bug or bag, hut or hat, cap or cup and more). Kids read both words carefully and circle the one that names the picture. It matches first grade reading goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.

Tips for using it

• Let your child say the picture name out loud before writing anything.
• On the sound box page, push a counter into each box for each sound first, then write.
• If a word is spelled wrong, read back exactly what is written and ask what sound is missing.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.