New resource to practice decoding and blending

CVC Word Cards with Short 'e' and Sound Buttons – 23 Real Words

Support early readers in building strong phonics foundations with this set of 23 real CVC word cards featuring the short ‘e’ vowel sound. Each card includes sound buttons to guide segmenting and blending, making it ideal for phonics instruction and early reading practice.

This resource focuses on real, decodable CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words that reinforce the short ‘e’ sound in a fun and structured way.

What’s Included:

23 real short ‘e’ CVC words (e.g. bed, pen, jet, beg, vet)

Each word card includes:Sound buttons under each phoneme
- A clear, child-friendly font
- A color-coded border based on the word ending (e.g. -ed, -en, -et)

Color-Coded Word Families:

- Each word ending is grouped with its own unique border color

Skills focus:

- Visually sort and recognize spelling patterns
- Strengthen word family and phonemic awareness
- Focus on one word pattern at a time

Great for:

- Whole-class phonics activities
- Small group reading work
- Independent practice or intervention
- EYFS, Year 1, Year 2, and Lower KS2 support

Suitable for laminating and long-term classroom use

Help your learners master short ‘e’ word families through targeted, visual, and engaging phonics practice!

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