Make early phonics practice fun and engaging with these CVC Word Picture Matching Worksheets, designed to help young learners develop their decoding, word recognition and vocabulary skills.

Students look at each picture and circle the word that correctly matches it, giving them valuable practice reading and recognising simple CVC words.

What’s included

This resource includes 2 printable worksheets featuring a variety of engaging picture prompts and simple word choices.

Words include examples such as:

• jet / pet
• map / mat
• dig / bit
• tub / top
• pen / ten
• gum / run
• bat / bag
• fin / fit
• sad / sap
• cop / pop
• bug / bun
• jam / jet
• mix / mid
• ham / hat
• hen / ham
• bed / red
• pig / pin
• sun / fun
• dog / dot
• six / mix
• fox / box

Skills practised

• CVC word recognition
• Phonics and decoding
• Initial and final sound discrimination
• Reading simple words
• Picture-to-word matching
• Vocabulary development
• Independent reading practice

Perfect for

• Early years / EYFS
• Reception
• Year 1
• Kindergarten
• First grade
• Phonics lessons
• Literacy centres
• Independent work
• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Homework
• Intervention and additional phonics practice

The clear black-and-white design is printer-friendly, while the large pictures and simple instructions make the worksheets easy for young learners to complete independently.

A simple, low-prep phonics resource for helping children build confidence with early CVC word reading!