CVC Printables & Free PDF Downloads

Every CVC word on the site, grouped by short vowel and word family, on four printable A4 pages. The reference sheet to keep in a planning folder or reading basket.

Best for: Lesson planning, spelling lists, dictation

The 59 short a words on their own, sorted into word families, with the teaching order for the vowel written at the top. Hand this to a child working on one vowel only.

Best for: One vowel at a time, home practice

The 31 short e words on their own, sorted into word families, with the teaching order for the vowel written at the top. Hand this to a child working on one vowel only.

Best for: One vowel at a time, home practice

The 52 short i words on their own, sorted into word families, with the teaching order for the vowel written at the top. Hand this to a child working on one vowel only.

Best for: One vowel at a time, home practice

The 41 short o words on their own, sorted into word families, with the teaching order for the vowel written at the top. Hand this to a child working on one vowel only.

Best for: One vowel at a time, home practice

The 47 short u words on their own, sorted into word families, with the teaching order for the vowel written at the top. Hand this to a child working on one vowel only.

Best for: One vowel at a time, home practice

All 230 words as large cut-out cards, six to a page, with the vowel printed in the vowel colour. Print, cut and pin up for a working word wall.

Best for: Classroom word wall, pocket chart, sorting

The picture for every one of the 230 words, six to a page, with the word printed underneath. Cut the word off for a matching game, or keep both for flash cards.

Best for: Picture-word matching, vocabulary, flash cards

Four large cards per page: the picture on the left, the word on the right, three sounds underneath. Fold down the middle for a two-sided card.

Best for: Blending practice, paired reading, take-home packs

Every word in a tick-box table with three columns — reads it, blends it, spells it. One page per vowel plus a summary sheet for a reading record.

Best for: Assessment, progress monitoring, intervention records

Trace-then-copy rows for all 230 words, three words per row, with a wide guide line. Designed for 18pt+ print and a pencil grip that is still developing.

Best for: Handwriting, spelling practice, fine motor

Three-box sound frames for every word, with the picture above each frame. Push a counter per sound, then write the letters underneath.

Best for: Phonemic awareness, segmenting, a/e confusion

The next step after CVC: 180 four-letter words with a final blend (hand, jump, milk) or an opening blend (clap, frog, stop), grouped by vowel and blend.

Best for: Progression planning, blends, Grade 1 phonics

The step after blends: 56 words where the silent e changes the vowel (cake, bike, note, cube), grouped by the vowel that changes.

Best for: Magic e, silent e, vowel teams