CVC Words Word to Picture Matching worksheet focusing on the short 'a' sound, with words paired to illustrations.

To solve this matching task, we need to look at each word on the left and find the picture on the right that shows what the word means.

Here is the step-by-step matching:

1. man: This word means an adult male person. Looking at the pictures, there is a drawing of a man with brown hair and a mustache.
* Match: man → Picture of the man (4th picture down)

2. map: A map is a drawing of the world or a place. There is a picture showing continents and oceans in a frame.
* Match: map → Picture of the world map (5th picture down)

3. mat: A mat is a piece of fabric you put on the floor. There is a picture of a pink rolled-up rug or mat.
* Match: mat → Picture of the pink roll/mat (2nd picture down)

4. nap: To nap means to take a short sleep. There is a picture of a person sleeping on a green couch.
* Match: nap → Picture of the person sleeping (3rd picture down)

5. pal: A pal is a friend. There is a picture of two boys standing together smiling, which shows friendship.
* Match: pal → Picture of the two friends (7th/bottom picture)

6. pan: A pan is a metal container used for cooking. There is a picture of a frying pan with an egg inside.
* Match: pan → Picture of the frying pan (1st/top picture)

7. rag: A rag is a piece of old cloth used for cleaning. There is a picture of a square cloth with a grid pattern, often used as a cleaning rag.
* Match: rag → Picture of the square cloth/rag (6th picture down)

Final Answer:
- man matches with the picture of the man
- map matches with the picture of the map
- mat matches with the picture of the rolled mat
- nap matches with the picture of the person sleeping
- pal matches with the picture of the two friends
- pan matches with the picture of the frying pan
- rag matches with the picture of the square cloth