CVC Words

CVC Words are consonant-vowel-consonant words such as cat and dog.  When working on CVC words with students, I usually do “chaining” activities where I call out words where I am just changing one sound from the previous words.  If a student is still working on vowel sounds, I will usually just use one or two vowel sounds so that they can distinguish between the two.  As they become more proficient, I add another vowel, and so on. 

Keep two things in mind when doing phonics practice.  1st, make sure the student is always working in the reading direction (left to right).  I use an arrow to remind them.  2nd, it is extremely common for students at this level to mix up the b and d.  They know the sounds, but it is really hard to tell the letters apart.  I hold up both thumbs and remind them of /b/ /d/ rule and then they usually figure it out.  Also, don’t allow them to struggle for long.  If they are struggling, give them a moment to try and figure out how to find a sound or blend the word, but if they are stuck, show them the correct answer and move on.  It is vital that we don’t let them get too frustrated.  This activity should last for no more than 5-10 minutes at most.

Video Example

The following is an example of a CVC Chaining Activity:
cat
rat
sat
bat
mat
fat
hat
hit
mit
fit
bit
sit
sat
fat
mat
mut
nut
put
but
bit
fit
bit
bet
bed
red
ned

I have created printables of word-parts tiles.  These include individual letters, digraphs and consonant blends, word families and ending sounds. These can be printed and cut apart to make manipulatives to aid in phonics instruction.  The tiles are color coded to help you and your student differentiate the different word parts.  It is important to only work with a few at a time.



CVC Words Lists 
(Printable Version can be found here)
 
/ӑ/

bad              bag              bam             ban              bat               cab              cad

can               cap              cat               dab              dad              dam             Dan

fab               fad               fan               fat                gab              gap              had

hag              ham             hap              hat               jab               jag               jam

lab               lad               lag               lap               lax                mad             mag   

mam            man             map             mat              max              nag              nan    

nap              yam             pad              Pam             pan              pat               rad    

rag               ram              ran               rap               rat                sad               sag

Sam             sap              sat               sax               fax               tab               tad    

tag               tan               tap               tax               van              vat               wag

zap

 

/ĕ/

bed              beg              bet               Deb              fed               get               hex

jet                Meg              met              Ned              net               peg              pet    

red               Rex              set               Ted              vet               web              wet

Spelled with an e but has more of an /ĭ/ sound

Ben              den              men             ten               pen              get

 

/ĭ/

bib               bid               big               bin               bit                did               dig

dim              dip               fib                fig                fin                fit                 fix

gig               hit                him              hip               jig                kid               kin

kit                Kix               lid                lip                lit                 Liz                mid

mit               mix               nip               pin               pig               pit                rib

rig                rim               rip                sip               sit                tin                tip

win               wig               zip               zit

/ŏ/

bop              bot               box              cob              cog              con              cop

cot               dog              dot               fob               fog               fop               fox

gob              got               hob              hog              hop              hot               job

jog               jot                log               lop               lot                mod             mom

mop             nob              nod              not               pod              pop              pot

rob               rod               Ron              rot               sob              sot               Tom

top               tot              

 

/ŭ/

bud              bug              bum             bun              bus              but               cub

cud               cup              cut               dub              dug              hub              hug

hut               jut                jug               lug               mud             mug             mut

nub              nun              nut               pub              pug              put               pun

rub               rug               run               rut                sun               sub              sum

tub               tug               tut                tux                                 

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