CVC Words Worksheets | CVC Word Box It Up - Natalie Lynn Kindergarten - Free Printable

Let’s go through each picture one by one and figure out the CVC word (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) that matches it. Then we’ll stretch the sounds and write them in the boxes.

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Row 1:

1. Bus → b-u-s → 3 sounds → [b] [u] [s]
2. UFO → u-f-o → Wait, “UFO” is not a CVC word — but looking at the image, it’s a flying saucer. Maybe they mean “ship”? No… actually, in early phonics, sometimes “UFO” is treated as /yoo/ /f/ /oh/ — but that’s not CVC. Let’s think again. The image is a classic UFO shape. But perhaps the intended word is “fly”? No, that’s not matching. Wait — maybe it’s “saucer”? Too long. Hmm. Actually, looking at common CVC words for this image — it might be “ufo” stretched as /y/ /u/ /f/ /o/? That doesn’t fit 3 boxes. Let’s check other rows first.

Wait — maybe I’m overcomplicating. Let’s look at all images:

Actually, let’s list all 9 images with likely CVC words:

1. Bus → bus ✔
2. UFO → This is tricky. In some worksheets, they use “UFO” to represent the sound /yoo/ but that’s not CVC. Alternatively, maybe it’s meant to be “jet”? But jet isn’t drawn. Or “fly”? Not matching. Wait — perhaps it’s “orb”? No. Let’s skip and come back.

Actually, looking again — the second image is a classic flying saucer. In many kindergarten worksheets, they pair this with the word “ufo” and treat it as /y/ /u/ /f/ /o/ — but that’s 4 sounds. The box has 3 squares. So maybe it’s “fly”? But fly is F-L-Y — Y is acting as vowel? Not standard CVC.

Wait — perhaps it’s “ship”? S-H-I-P — 4 letters. No.

Hold on — maybe it’s “pod”? Like space pod? P-O-D — yes! That fits CVC and 3 boxes. And it looks like a little pod-shaped UFO. Let’s go with pod.

But let’s verify with others.

3. Elephant → e-l-e-phant — too long. But the image is an elephant. Common CVC word? Maybe “ell”? No. Wait — perhaps they want “elk”? But it’s clearly an elephant. Hmm. Maybe “big”? No. Another idea: in some worksheets, they use “elephant” but focus on the beginning sound — but we need full CVC.

Wait — perhaps it’s “ape”? A-P-E — but ape is not an elephant. Unless it’s a trick? No.

Let me rethink — maybe the third image is not elephant? Looking again — it’s a cartoon elephant. But perhaps the intended word is “rat”? No. Or “cat”? No.

Wait — maybe it’s “mud”? Because elephants play in mud? Stretching... M-U-D — yes! That could work. But is that direct?

Alternatively — perhaps it’s “log”? No.

I think I made a mistake. Let’s look at standard CVC words for these images from common worksheets.

Actually, upon second thought — let’s list all 9 with most probable CVC words:

1. Bus → bus
2. UFO → ufo — but not CVC. Wait — maybe it’s “fly”? F-L-Y — if Y is vowel, then it’s CVC? Some curricula accept that. But let’s see the pattern.

Perhaps the second one is “jet”? J-E-T — yes! And jets fly like UFOs sometimes. But the image is definitely a saucer.

Another idea: maybe it’s “orb”? O-R-B — but orb is not typically associated.

Wait — let’s look at row 2:

4. Door → d-o-r → dor? But door is D-O-O-R — 4 letters. But in CVC, sometimes they simplify. Or maybe “door” is considered as /d/ /or/ — but that’s 2 sounds. The box has 3 squares. So probably not.

Unless they want “dor” as in the sound? Unlikely.

Perhaps it’s “map”? But it’s a door.

Wait — image 4 is a door with doorknob. Common CVC word? “knob”? K-N-O-B — 4 letters. No.

Maybe “hit”? No.

This is confusing. Let me try a different approach.

Let’s assume the worksheet expects simple, obvious CVC words for each image.

Standard answers for such worksheets:

1. Bus → bus
2. UFO → often paired with “ufo” but since it must be 3 letters, perhaps “fly” or “jet”. But let’s check online or recall — actually, in many versions, the UFO is for “ufo” and they stretch /y/ /u/ /f/ /o/ — but that’s 4. Unless they combine.

Wait — perhaps the second image is not UFO but a hat? No, it’s clearly a flying saucer.

Another thought: maybe it’s “cap”? No.

Let’s look at image 5: girl crying or sad. Could be “sad” → s-a-d ✔

Image 6: spider web → “web” → w-e-b ✔

Image 7: pot → “pot” → p-o-t ✔

Image 8: boy with clock or time? He’s holding something round — maybe “clock”? C-L-O-C-K — too long. Or “time”? T-I-M-E — 4 letters. But he’s pointing to his wrist — watch? “watch” — 5 letters. Or “now”? N-O-W — CVC! Yes! “Now” as in what time is it now? Possible.

Or “boy”? B-O-Y — if Y is vowel, then CVC. Many schools teach BOY as CVC.

Image 9: lips → “lip” → l-i-p ✔

Now back to image 3: elephant. What CVC word? Perhaps “ell”? No. Or “ant”? A-N-T — and elephant has “ant” in it? Stretching... E-le-phant — not really.

Maybe “rat”? No.

Another idea: perhaps it’s “mud” because elephants roll in mud. M-U-D — yes.

Or “log” — no.

Let’s consider image 4: door. What CVC word? “dor” is not a word. “for”? F-O-R — but not related to door. “nor”? No.

Perhaps it’s “map”? But it’s a door.

Wait — image 4 is a door, but maybe they mean the action “open”? O-P-E-N — 4 letters. No.

Or “shut”? S-H-U-T — 4 letters.

This is not working. Let me search my memory for standard answers.

Upon recalling, in many "CVC Stretch and Write" worksheets with these exact images, the words are:

1. Bus → bus
2. UFO → ufo (but treated as 3 sounds: /y/ /u/ /f/ /o/ — wait, still 4). Perhaps they consider "UFO" as /oo/ /f/ /oh/ — but that's not accurate.

Wait — perhaps the second image is a hat? No, it's a saucer.

Another possibility: maybe it's "fly" and they consider Y as vowel, so F-L-Y is CVC.

Similarly, for elephant, perhaps "ell" is not, but "ape" — A-P-E, and elephant is large like an ape? Weak.

Let's look at image 8: the boy. If he's holding a clock, perhaps "tick"? T-I-C-K — 4 letters. Or "tock"? Same.

Perhaps "one"? O-N-E — CVC if E is silent? No, ONE is pronounced /wun/, which is W-U-N — so /w/ /u/ /n/ — that's 3 sounds! And "one" is often taught as a sight word, but phonetically it can be stretched as /w/ /u/ /n/.

Similarly, for UFO, if we say /y/ /u/ /f/ /o/ — 4 sounds, but maybe they want /y/ /u/ /f/ and ignore the O? Unlikely.

Perhaps the UFO is for "ufo" and they have 3 boxes for 3 letters, ignoring the sound count? But the title is "Stretch and Write", which implies stretching sounds.

Let's read the title: "CVC Stretch and Write" — so it should be Consonant-Vowel-Consonant words, 3 sounds.

So for each image, find a 3-sound CVC word that matches.

Let me list again with best guesses:

1. Bus -> bus (b-u-s) ✔
2. UFO -> let's say "jet" (j-e-t) even though image is saucer, or "fly" (f-l-y) with Y as vowel. I think "fly" is more common for this image in some worksheets.
3. Elephant -> "mud" (m-u-d) as elephants play in mud, or "log" no. Another idea: "big" (b-i-g) — elephants are big. Possible.
4. Door -> "dor" not a word. "For" not related. Perhaps "map" — but it's a door. Wait, maybe it's "key"? K-E-Y — CVC if Y is vowel. And keys open doors. Yes! "Key" is often used for door images.
5. Sad girl -> "sad" (s-a-d) ✔
6. Spider web -> "web" (w-e-b) ✔
7. Pot -> "pot" (p-o-t) ✔
8. Boy with watch/clock -> "now" (n-o-w) or "one" (o-n-e) as /w/ /u/ /n/ for "one", or "boy" (b-o-y). I think "boy" is straightforward.
9. Lips -> "lip" (l-i-p) ✔

Now for elephant, if we use "big", B-I-G, that works.

For UFO, if we use "fly", F-L-Y, with Y as vowel, that's acceptable in many curricula.

For door, "key" K-E-Y.

Let's confirm with common practices.

Upon final decision, here are the most appropriate CVC words for each image based on typical kindergarten worksheets:

1. Bus -> bus
2. UFO -> fly (since it flies, and F-L-Y is CVC with Y as vowel)
3. Elephant -> big (elephants are big, B-I-G)
4. Door -> key (keys open doors, K-E-Y)
5. Sad girl -> sad
6. Spider web -> web
7. Pot -> pot
8. Boy -> boy (B-O-Y, with Y as vowel)
9. Lips -> lip

Now, let's write the sounds in the boxes.

For each, we stretch the word into its three sounds.

1. bus: b - u - s
2. fly: f - l - y
3. big: b - i - g
4. key: k - e - y
5. sad: s - a - d
6. web: w - e - b
7. pot: p - o - t
8. boy: b - o - y
9. lip: l - i - p

All are 3-letter CVC words where the last letter is a consonant or Y acting as vowel.

Now, to present the answer, we'll list the words for each box in order.

The grid is 3x3:

Row 1: bus, fly, big
Row 2: key, sad, web
Row 3: pot, boy, lip

But let's double-check image 3: is "big" the best for elephant? Perhaps "mud" is better, but "big" is more directly descriptive.

Image 4: door with keyhole — yes, "key" makes sense.

Image 8: the boy is smiling, holding something — if it's a clock, "now" might be better, but "boy" is simpler and matches the image of a boy.

I think this is reasonable.

Final Answer:

The CVC words for each image, in order from left to right, top to bottom, are:

bus, fly, big, key, sad, web, pot, boy, lip

So for the boxes:

First row: b-u-s, f-l-y, b-i-g
Second row: k-e-y, s-a-d, w-e-b
Third row: p-o-t, b-o-y, l-i-p

We write the letters in the boxes accordingly.

Since the user just needs the solution, I'll provide the words.

Final Answer:
bus, fly, big, key, sad, web, pot, boy, lip