Start the Word

This CVC beginning-sound worksheet helps students strengthen phonemic awareness and decoding skills by completing words with the correct initial consonant. Learners study each picture, identify the starting sound, and write the missing letter to form complete CVC words such as cat, pig, mop, and cap, reinforcing sound-symbol connections through visual cues.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and applying correct beginning sounds in CVC words
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds phoneme isolation and sound-letter matching skills
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports early phonics development in Grades K, 1, and 2
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports phonemic awareness, CVC word construction, and early spelling
• Application Type: Picture-supported word completion that reinforces decoding foundations

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces initial sound identification using clear visual prompts
• Encourages students to say the word aloud before writing
• Ideal for phonics instruction, literacy centers, or intervention practice
• Supports early spelling accuracy and confidence with word building
• Builds strong foundations for independent decoding
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVC worksheet strengthens early literacy by helping students connect pictures, sounds, and letters. By filling in missing beginning sounds, learners improve phonemic awareness, decoding accuracy, and confidence constructing complete CVC words.

This worksheet is part of our CVC Patterns Worksheets collection.