Dab It! & Find It! - Sounding Out CVC Words - Short Vowel Words (a/e/i/o/u)

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Cipher

Printable learning activity pack guiding children or students to dab each letter in a word while saying the letter sound, then find and dab the picture matching the sounded-out word. Instructions cover CVC word reading and organized practice for short-a, short-e, short-i, short-o, and short-u words, each listing sample words. Includes guidance for alternative materials and usage notes for home, classroom, or tutoring settings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Directions

Dab It & Find It Method

Word Sets

Short a Words

Short e Words

Short i Words

Short o Words

Short u Words

Usage Notes & Credits

Dab It! & Find It! Sounding Out CVC Words Please Abide by the Terms of Use: This printable pack was created for you to use at home with your child/students or with multiple children in your classroom/tutoring setting. Please do not sell, host, reproduce, giveaway, or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, etc. ) . Thank you! Learners dab each letter of the word and say the sound of the letter, like f-o-g. Learners find and dab the picture that matches the word they just sounded out. Don’t have dot paint? Cover with small counters or Power Magnets or learners can just color in the letters and pictures . This freebie is from my 140+ page Blending Sounds Pack! Find more ideas for helping readers sound out words @ THIS READING MAMA [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) You’ll Also Like my blog’s shop Teachers Pay Teachers my blog’s shop Teachers Pay Teachers my blog’s shop Teachers Pay Teachers [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Dab It! & Find It! Directions: Say the sound of each letter as you dab it. Find and dab the picture that matches the word. Short a Words | C V C

m a d | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
p a n | | | | |
h a t | | | | |
b a g | | | | |
t a p | | | | |
c a b | | | | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Dab It! & Find It! Directions: Say the sound of each letter as you dab it. Find and dab the picture that matches the word. Short e Words | C V C

r e d | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
j e t | | | | |
h e n | | | | |
l e g | | | | |
w e t | | | | |
p e g | | | | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Dab It! & Find It! Directions: Say the sound of each letter as you dab it. Find and dab the picture that matches the word. Short i Words | C V C

w i g | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
h i t | | | | |
r i p | | | | |
l i d | | | | |
f i n | | | | |
b i g | | | | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Dab It! & Find It! Directions: Say the sound of each letter as you dab it. Find and dab the picture that matches the word. Short o Words | C V C

f o g | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
h o t | | | | |
c o b | | | | |
m o m | | | | |
p o p | | | | |
l o g | | | | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Dab It! & Find It! Directions: Say the sound of each letter as you dab it. Find and dab the picture that matches the word. Short u Words | C V C

b u g | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
m u d | | | | |
s u n | | | | |
h u t | | | | |
c u p | | | | |
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FAQs

How do learners use the “Dab It! & Find It!” activity?

Learners dab each letter while saying its sound, then find and dab the picture that matches the word they sounded out.

What types of words are included in the pack?

The pack focuses on CVC words and provides practice sets for short vowel words: short a, e, i, o, and u.

What can be used if learners don’t have dot paint?

The instructions suggest covering with small counters or Power Magnets, or letting learners color in the letters and pictures instead.

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Cipher