CVC -an Word Family Worksheets for Preschool (No Writing)
Age Group: 3–6 years No. of Pages: 5 Format: Printable PDF
These 5 printable pages introduce the CVC -an word family to children aged 3–6 who are not writing yet. Children read words like can, fan, man, pan, match them to pictures and listen for sounds.
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About This Worksheet
Reading starts with spotting patterns. Every word in this pack ends in -an, so after can your child only needs to swap the first sound to read fan, man and pan.
No pencil is needed: children point, circle and match, so this pack suits early readers who are not yet writing.
Activities in This Pack
Five pages, five ways to practise -an words:
- CVC -an word list to read together (can, fan, man, pan)
- Match each picture to its -an word
- Beginning sounds: find the first letter of each -an word
- Select the matching -an word
- Select the matching picture
Skills Your Child Practises
- Reading -an words such as can and fan
- Blending sounds: c-a-n, can
- Hearing the beginning sound in man and pan
- Recognising the -an ending by sight
- Visual matching of words and pictures
How to Use This Worksheet
- Say each -an word aloud before your child looks for it on the page.
- Stretch the sounds in man: m-a-n, then say it fast.
- Ask which letter is different in man and pan.
- Keep sessions short, one or two pages at a time.
- When your child is confident, move on to the -an reading and writing pack.
About the -an Word Family
Every -an word uses the short a sound, as in apple. In this pack your child meets can, fan, man and pan. When those feel easy, say other -an words aloud together: ran, tan, van and plan. Ask your child which letter changes each time.
Say it together: “The man ran to the van.” Point to each -an word as you say it.
What’s Next?
Next: CVC -an Words: Reading and Writing Worksheets, the -an reading and writing pack. For more, see all our CVC worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
This pack is part of our short a CVC word families. For each family, start with the no-writing pack, then move on to reading and writing:
- -ab: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ad: No writing
- -ag: No writing · Reading and writing
- -am: No writing
- -an: No writing (this pack) · Reading and writing
- -ap: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ar: No writing · Reading and writing
- -at: No writing · Reading and writing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which -an words are in this pack?
The word list uses can, fan, man and pan. When those feel easy, try other -an words out loud, such as ran, tan, van and plan.
What sound does -an make?
It joins the short a sound, as in apple, with the final n. Say it slowly: c-a-n, can.
Does my child need to write in the -an pack?
No. Every -an activity uses pointing, circling or matching, so it suits children who are not writing yet.
How many pages are in the -an pack, and what do I need?
There are 5 printable pages. You only need a printer and crayons or a pencil for circling.
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