CVC Colour and Write Worksheet 02: Mixed Short Vowels

Each task pairs a picture with a small selection of letters and a writing line. Pupils must choose the three graphemes that spell sag, tin, cod or lab, then record the word in order. The answer page shows the completed choices.

What is included?

• One printable activity page.
• One completed answer-key page.
• Two terms pages in the four-page PDF.

How to use this resource

Start with sag. Say the word, segment its three phonemes and let children touch the matching letters before colouring. Ask them to reread the written word after copying it. Compare tin with lab to draw attention to their different vowel sounds.

Support and challenge

Provide three counters so children can move one for each sound in cod. For challenge, cover the letter choices for lab and ask pupils to spell it independently before checking and colouring the printed letters.

Teaching notes and quick assessment

Use CVC colour and write worksheet 2 when pupils can orally segment each picture name. For sag and tin, watch whether the child selects the correct three letters and places them in spoken order before beginning the repeated handwriting.

Cover the choices for lab as a transfer check. A secure response segments, spells and blends the word back without copying. This supports the phoneme-to-grapheme process described in the Department for Education reading framework.