CVC Words & Short Vowel Worksheets for Decoding Practice | Compare & Contrast Phonics

These CVC words practice worksheets help kids learn to pay attention to all sounds in a word when decoding. On each no-prep page, students compare and contrast 2 specific short vowels, or 2 similar CVC patterns (e.g. -ed and -et). These CVC words and short vowel worksheets teach students to stop guessing at words! These activities are incredibly helpful in correcting short vowel confusion and building CVC word fluency. They’re easy to fit in as a quick warm-up or simple literacy center - they work with any phonics program! On each of the 53 no-prep pages, students will “compare and contrast” two short vowels or CVC word patterns with the following procedure: Read target short vowel sound/CVC word chunk #1; practice correctly pronouncing the sound(s). Read words with short vowel sound/CVC word chunk #1. Repeat the above steps with short vowel sound/CVC word chunk #2. Read and color-code a mixed list of words with short vowel sound/CVC word chunks #1 and #2. These materials will improve your students’: Short vowel knowledge Attention to detail when decoding Word reading accuracy CVC word fluency Here’s what’s included in this set of CVC word and short vowel worksheets: 10 pairs of short vowels (a/e, a/o, a/i, a/u, e/i, e/o, e/u, i/o, i/u, o/u) 43 pairs of CVC word patterns (ad/at, ag/ap, am/an, ed/et, eg/en, id/it, ig/ip, od/ot, og/op, ub/ug, un/ut, ad/od, ad/ed, ad/id, at/et, at/it, at/ot, at/ut, ag/eg, ag/ig, ag/og, ag/ug, ap/ip, ap/op, an/en, an/in, an/un, ed/id, ed/od, et/it, et/ot, et/ut, eg/og, eg/ug, en/un, id/od, it/ot, it/ut, ig/og, ig/ug, ip/op, ot/ut, og/ug) Frequently asked questions: What is the difference between a voiced and unvoiced sound?  In a voiced sound, your vocal cords are vibrating. In an unvoiced sound, your vocal cords are not vibrating. How can you tell if a sound is voiced or unvoiced?  You can feel whether a sound is voiced or unvoiced by gently touching the front of your throat as you say a sound. You will feel the vibrations on your throat when pronouncing a voiced sound. You might also like: Letter Sound & Decoding Words Worksheets K-2 BUNDLE | Compare & Contrast Phonics