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Phonics Worksheets CVC Short Vowel Words, Printable Decodable Set With Answer Keys

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A printable book of short vowel phonics pages: 142 worksheets and 106 answer keys, 253 pages in all.

It runs through 13 lessons in order. Short a comes first, with the letters a, m, t and s. New letters arrive a few at a time, then short e, i, o and u. The line at the foot of each worksheet shows the sounds taught so far.

Every practice word on a page uses only those sounds. A script tested this on the final PDF, word by word, against the word's spelling and its pronunciation in CMUdict. So at lesson 1.2 a child reads nap and pat, and never sees a word like "the" or "was". The only exception is the word "a".

Page types: New sounds, Read, trace, write, Read it three times, Find the same word, Missing letters, Fix the word, Sort the words, Rhyme or not, Word ladder, Choose the word, Yes or no, Name the picture, Read the story and Listen and write. The pictures are simple outlines drawn by code, which a child can color.

The word list at the back has every word by lesson. The contents page links to each lesson.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Phonics-CVC-Short-Vowels-Letter.pdf, 253 pages
- Phonics-CVC-Short-Vowels-A4.pdf, 253 pages
- Start-Here-Phonics-CVC.pdf, which file to use, print settings

Digital download. Nothing is shipped.

COMPATIBILITY
Print PDF. Page sizes in the files: US Letter 612 x 792 pt and A4 595 x 842 pt. A script confirmed the sizes, that the fonts are embedded and that no ink falls within 0.25 inch of the page edge. Test printing on a real printer has not been recorded for this file.

QUESTIONS AND HOW-TO
Do I need the other levels?
No. This set stands alone. It is level 1 of 4 in this shop, and digraphs come next.

Why are there so few words in the first lessons?
Lesson 1.1 has only a, m, t and s, so there are few real words to use. The pages grow as letters are added.

Where are the answers?
After the worksheets, in the same order. Each key has the worksheet's code and page number. Pages such as Read it three times have nothing to check, so they have no key.

Can I use it with a class?
The license is for personal use, so one family or one child.

Print settings for this PDF
Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Preview, not in a browser tab. Browsers can change the scale without telling you.
In the print window, pick the paper size that matches the file name.
In Acrobat Reader, set Page Sizing to Actual Size. In Preview, set Scale to 100%. If the edges get cut off, switch to Fit in Acrobat Reader or Scale to Fit in Preview.
Print one page first and check it before you print the rest.
To print only some pages, type the numbers in the Pages box, for example 3-8.
For double-sided pages, choose flip on long edge for portrait pages.

A4 or US Letter
US Letter is 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 279 mm). It is the usual paper in the United States and Canada.
A4 is 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches). It is the usual paper in most other countries.
The paper size is in each file name. Print the one that matches the paper in your printer.
If you only have the other size, use Fit or Scale to Fit in the print window. The page will come out slightly smaller, with wider margins.

HOW AI WAS USED
AI helped write the listing text, the how-to text, the sentences and stories, the choice of words and the code that builds this file. Scripts tested: the sounds of every practice word against the lesson on its page, the approved word list, repeats on a page and across the book, every answer key against its worksheet, rhymes, sorts, word ladders, the contents links, the word list, overflow and ink near the page edge. No person is claimed to have checked it unless stated here.

PLEASE NOTE
Printer and paper are not included. These are practice pages, not lesson plans and not a reading test. They make no promise about reading results. Digital files cannot be returned once downloaded; if a file does not open or a link is broken, send a message through Etsy. License: for your personal use only. No resale or sharing of this file.

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