CVC Short a Challenge Worksheets – Set 5 (Reading and Writing)
This downloadable set of worksheets is designed to help your child learn CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. This set of worksheets is a perfect way to practice and master CVC words in a variety of ways.
These 5 printable pages help children aged 5–6 read and write CVC words such as cat, bag, map, jam, fan, mixing the short a word families (-ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -ar, -at).
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About This Worksheet
Once children are confident with single word families, the next step is mixing them. This challenge set brings together the short a word families (-ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -ar, -at), so children have to listen carefully to every sound, not just the ending.
It moves from writing single words to sentences and a short story with questions, so spelling, reading and understanding all grow together.
Activities in This Pack
- Look at the picture and write the CVC word
- Jumbled words: unscramble the letters and write the word
- Sentence formation with CVC words
- Read a simple story and fill in the blanks
- Reading comprehension questions
Skills Your Child Practises
- Spelling CVC words
- Blending and segmenting sounds
- Sentence building
- Reading fluency
- Reading comprehension
- Handwriting
How to Use This Worksheet
- Say each picture name aloud and stretch out the sounds before writing.
- Sound out the jumbled letters, then write the word.
- Read each sentence together, pointing to every word.
- Read the story twice: once together, once on their own.
- Ask the questions out loud first, then let them write the answers.
What’s Next?
Next, try the next challenge set, or go back to any single word family for extra practice. For more, see all our CVC worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
This is a challenge set: it mixes word families, so it works best after children have practised each family on its own. Single word-family packs:
- -ab: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ad: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ag: No writing · Reading and writing
- -am: No writing · Reading and writing
- -an: No writing · 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
Who is this pack for?
Children aged 5–6 who can read CVC words and are ready to write them.
What comes before this pack?
The single word-family packs for short a, followed by the no-writing challenge set.
How many pages are in the pack?
This pack has 5 printable pages.
What do I need?
A printer and a pencil or crayon. No other materials are needed.
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