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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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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Phoneme Segmentation Task Cards
Segment beginning, middle vowel, and final phonemes with this set of 20 CVC word task cards.
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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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Short and Long Vowels Google Interactive Activity
Read and identify short and long vowel sounds and place the pictures into the correct columns.
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CVC Word Dominoes
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words with this set of 30 dominoes.
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CVC Letters
A sheet of letters to use when making CVC words.
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CVC/CCVC/CVCC Word Flashcards
A comprehensive set of flashcards for CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words.
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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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Short Vowel Worksheets (Middle Sounds Practice)
Identify medial or middle vowel sounds with this set of three worksheets.
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Phoneme Segmentation Worksheets - CVC Words
Use this worksheet pack to give students practice at segmenting words into phonemes.
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Which Word? CVC Decoding Worksheets
A set of 5 worksheets for students to practice segmenting and blending common CVC words.
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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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CVC Word Chain Sequencing Cards
Practice building word chains involving CVC words with these word chain sequencing cards.
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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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Which Phoneme Is Missing? Interactive CVC Word Chaining
Create word chains using CVC words with this engaging drag-and-drop phonics activity.
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Directed Word Chains - Worksheets
Manipulate the individual phonemes in words to create new ones with this set of four word chaining worksheets.
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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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Valentine’s Day Printables - CVC Word Task Cards
Practice identifying, spelling, and reading CVC words with a Valentine’s Day Word Scramble activity.
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Sound Wall Classroom Interactive Bulletin Board
Print a complete Sound Wall designed to help you enhance your phonics program by displaying the phonemes your students are currently mastering.
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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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CVC Words Parking Lot Game
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words with this set of 16 word cards and matching game board.
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Four in a Row Game - CVC Words
Practice decoding 11 different CVC words with this word card and picture game board set.
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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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- CVC Words Worksheets
- CVC Words Board Games
- CVC Words Interactive Activities
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- CVC Words Matchup Games
- CVC Words Puzzles
- CVC Words Flashcards
- CVC Words Sorting Activities
- CVC Words Posters
- CVC Words Instructional Slide Decks
- CVC Words Card Games
- CVC Words Templates
- CVC Words Bulletin Board Displays
- CVC Words Mini Book
- CVC Words Dice Games
- CVC Words Mazes
- CVC Words Bingo
- CVC Words Dominoes
- CVC Words Labels Signs Decorations
- CVC Words for Pre-K
- CVC Words for Kindergarten
- CVC Words for 1st Grade
- CVC Words for 2nd Grade
- CVC Words for 3rd Grade