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CVC -it Word Family Worksheets for Preschool (No Writing)

Age Group: 3–5 years No. of Pages: 5 Format: Printable PDF

These 5 printable pages introduce the CVC -it word family to children aged 3–5 who are not writing yet. Children read words like sit, hit, kit, pit, match them to pictures and listen for sounds.

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Age: 3–5 years
Subject: English (Phonics)
Word family: -it (short i)
Skill: Reading CVC words, no writing
Format: Printable PDF
Pages: 5

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About This Worksheet

Changing just the first letter turns sit into hit, then kit. That simple pattern is what the -it word family teaches, and it gives young children an early route into reading on their own.

Your child shows what they know by pointing, circling and matching, a good fit for preschoolers who are not ready to write yet.

Activities in This Pack

Five activities practise the -it family:

  • CVC -it word list to read together (sit, hit, kit, pit)
  • Match each picture to its -it word
  • Beginning sounds: find the first letter of each -it word
  • Select the matching -it word
  • Select the matching picture

Skills Your Child Practises

  • Recognising the -it ending by sight
  • Visual matching of words and pictures
  • Reading -it words such as sit and hit
  • Blending sounds: s-i-t, sit
  • Hearing the beginning sound in kit and pit

How to Use This Worksheet

  • Read the -it word list together and point to each letter as you say it.
  • Blend slowly: s-i-t, sit. Then try hit the same way.
  • Swap the first letter to make new words, for example sit to hit.
  • Do one or two pages at a time so it stays fun.
  • When your child is confident, move on to the -it reading and writing pack.

About the -it Word Family

Every -it word uses the short i sound, as in igloo. In this pack your child meets sit, hit, kit and pit. When those feel easy, say other -it words aloud together: bit, fit, lit and quit. Ask your child which letter changes each time.

Say it together: “Sit down and get your kit.” Point to each -it word as you say it.

What’s Next?

Next: CVC -it Words: Reading and Writing Worksheets, the -it reading and writing pack. For more, see all our CVC worksheets.

Where This Worksheet Fits

This pack is part of our short i CVC word families. For each family, start with the no-writing pack, then move on to reading and writing:

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