CVC Words Teaching Resources
Make teaching CVC words in the primary grades easier with our extensive collection of CVC word lists, CVC word worksheets, CVC word activities, and more. Find kindergarten CVC activities for reading centers and teacher-created resources to help students with reading CVC words, plus a range of interactive and hands-on resources for your phonics instruction.
This comprehensive collection of CVC words teaching resources from Teach Starter's teacher team has curriculum-aligned options to help you cut down on the time-consuming task of lesson planning and help your elementary class meet both Common Core and state-level standards. Many of the digital and printable teaching resources in the collection are easily editable, you can differentiate instruction to meet students' individual needs.
What Are CVC Words?
Has it been awhile since you taught this section of the ELA curriculum? Our teacher team has a quick refresher course for you!
Short for consonant-vowel-consonant, CVC words are a building block of early literacy. Learners read CVC words by blending the individual phoneme sounds together.
Examples of some CVC words a student may learn in kindergarten include cat, bed, gum, and pig. As students gain literacy skills, they move on to CCVC words (consonant consonant vowel consonant) and CVCC words (consonant vowel consonant consonant).
Four-Letter CVC Words
Wait, if it's CVC, how can there be four-letter words? Ah, the English language is such a trickster!
Despite the pattern of consonant-vowel-consonant, not all CVC words are three letters long. The vowel portion of a CVC word refers to the vowel sound rather than a singular letter. Keep, for example, is a four-letter CVC word. We'll keep it around even if it does break the rules!
What Is the CVC Word Rule?
The CVC word rule commonly taught to students in the primary grades can help them develop their spelling skills in later elementary school. If the last three letters of a one-syllable word follow a CVC pattern, then the last consonant should be doubled when adding the ending.
For example, big will become "bigger."
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CVC Letters
A sheet of letters to use when making CVC words.
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Switching Sounds - CVC Sound Substitution Interactive Activity
Practice switching sounds to spell new words with a fun fall pumpkin patch interactive.
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CVC Word Chain Task Cards
Manipulate individual phonemes in CVC words to create new ones with this set of differentiated task cards.
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CVC Words - Spell and Write Task Cards
Practice spelling CVC words and manipulating their phonemes to create word chains with this set of hands-on work mats.
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Spaceship Word Chains - Worksheets
Manipulate the individual phonemes in 3- and 4-letter words to create new ones with this set of word chain worksheets.
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Blending Phonemes Secret Message-Matching Activity
Blend phonemes to build words and uncover the secret message!
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Blending Phonemes Fluency Strips
Develop students’ ability to blend phonemes in common words with this comprehensive set of phoneme blending fluency strips.
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Spelling CVC Words - Worksheets
Develop students’ ability to segment and blend the sounds in CVC words with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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CVC Word Chain Ladders - Worksheets
Build word chains with CVC words using this set of printable phonics worksheets.
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CVC Football - Word Building Center
Build phonemic awareness and spelling skills with a football-themed word-building center.
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CVC Beginning and Ending Letters Worksheet Pack
Practice identifying missing beginning and ending sounds and letters in this set of 10 CVC worksheets.
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Word Chains Mini-Book
Practice spelling CVC words and manipulating their phonemes to create word chains with this fun-sized mini-book.
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CVC Word List
Introduce and explore consonant-vowel-consonant words with this extensive list of CVC words.
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Learn to Read Short A - Daily Phonics for Kids
Teach your students to read short a words with a daily digital phonics instructional slide deck.
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Interactive Word Building Sorting Activity-CVC Words
Practice spelling 18 CVC words using images and letter tiles as clues.
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Read, Find, and Color – CVC Words
Practice decoding CVC words with this set of five "search and find" worksheets.
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CVC Word Work Mat
Practice decoding and spelling simple words with this set of 24 CVC picture task cards.
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Jurassic Fantastic - CVC Words Board Game
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words with this board game of 27 CVC word cards.
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Reading CVC Words - Picture Puzzle
Decode CVC words with this 15 piece puzzle.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short U CVC Words
Practice reading short /u/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short I CVC Words
Practice reading short /i/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short O CVC Words
Practice reading short /o/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short A CVC Words
Practice reading short /a/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short E CVC Words
Practice reading short /e/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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- CVC Words Labels Signs Decorations
- CVC Words Mini Book
- CVC Words Instructional Slide Decks
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- CVC Words Dice Games
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- CVC Words Bulletin Board Displays
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- CVC Words for Pre-K
- CVC Words for Kindergarten
- CVC Words for 1st Grade
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