It is very obvious that kids start learning very fast. When they are young the grasping power is quite good. So when you are teaching your students new words from the lessons, you need to help them develop in the right direction. You can introduce them to some easy and simple CVC words.
Basically, the CVC words follow a particular pattern – Consonant-Vowel-Consonant. They are quite simple to understand and really great start for the kindergarten kids. It will help children while practicing reading and spelling work.
These words also prove great to build the fundamentals of phonics skills. Small children would love to read the words that follow some pattern.
In English grammar, when you are adding suffixes to one-syllable words, it’s helpful to follow the CVC rule. CVC stands for “consonant, vowel, consonant.” When the last three letters of a one-syllable word follow the CVC pattern, the last consonant should be doubled when adding the ending.
There are different versions to CVC pattern which includes CCVC words, CVCC words, CVCCC words etc.
In our grammar context, we have around 5 vowels – A, E, I, O and U. So let’s get to know about the words which follow the CVC spelling rule.
Short a CVC Words List
| ab | cab, dab, jab, lab, nab, tab, blab, crab, grab, scab, stab, slab |
| at | bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat, brat, chat, flat, gnat, spat |
| ad | bad, dad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad, glad |
| an | ban, can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van, clan, plan, scan, than |
| ag | bag, gag, hag, lag, nag, rag, sag, tag, wag, brag, drag, flag, snag, stag |
| ap: | cap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap, tap, yap, zap, chap, clap, flap, slap, snap, trap |
| am | bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam, clam, cram, scam, slam, spam, swam, tram, wham |
| ack: | back, hack, jack, lack, pack, rack, sack, tack, black, crack, shack, snack, stack, quack, track |
| ash: | bash, cash, dash, gash, hash, lash, mash, rash, sash, clash, crash, flash, slash, smash |
| Other: | gal, pal, gas, yak, wax, tax, bath, math |
Short e CVC Words List
| ed: | bed, fed, led, red, wed, bled, bred, fled, pled, sled, shed |
| eg: | beg, keg, leg, peg |
| et | bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, vet, wet, yet, fret |
| en | den, hen, men, pen, ten, then, when |
Short i CVC Words List
| it | bit, fit, hit, kit, lit, pit, sit, wit, knit, quit, slit, spit |
| id | bid, did, hid, kid, lid, rid, skid, slid |
| ig | big, dig, fig, gig, jig, pig, rig, wig, zig, twig |
| im | dim, him, rim, brim, grim, skim, slim, swim, trim, whim |
| ip | dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip, zip, chip, clip, drip, flip, grip, ship, skip, slip, snip, trip, whip |
| in | bin, din, fin, pin, sin, tin, win, chin, grin, shin, skin, spin, thin, twin |
Short o CVC Words List
| ot | cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot, rot, tot, blot, knot, plot, shot, slot, spot |
| ob | cob, gob, job, lob, mob, rob, sob, blob, glob, knob, slob, snob |
| og | bog, cog, dog, fog, hog, jog, log, blog, clog, frog |
| op | cop, hop, mop, pop, top, chop, crop, drop, flop, glop, plop, shop, slop, stop |
Short u CVC Words List
| ut | but, cut, gut, hut, jut, nut, rut, shut |
| ub | cub, hub, nub, rub, sub, tub, grub, snub, stub |
| ug | bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug, drug, plug, slug, snug |
| um | bum, gum, hum, mum, sum, chum, drum, glum, plum, scum, slum |
| un | bun, fun, gun, nun, pun, run, sun, spun, stun |
| ud | bud, cud, dud, mud, spud, stud, thud |
Simple CVC Sentences for Kindergarten
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CVC Word |
Sentence |
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Bat |
I have a small bat to play |
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Bin |
We throw trash in a bin |
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But |
I ran but I slipped in the mud |
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Cap |
I wear blue cap on week ends |
|
Cat |
We have a pet cat at home |
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Cop |
The cop is watching us |
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Dim |
The light is dim |
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Din |
The fans made an awful din |
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Fat |
My friend is fat |
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Fin |
The small fin fish |
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Gap |
We maintain a gap between us |
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Him |
I am watching him to finish fast |
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Hop |
Hop on to my scooter |
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Hut |
The hut is too small for living |
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Lap |
My per cat sit on my lap |
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Map |
I have a world map |
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Mop |
Please don’t mop the floor |
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Nut |
I eat nuts every day |
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Pin |
Pin up the chart on the board |
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Pop |
I hear pop music |
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Rim |
The cycle rim is broken |
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Top |
I am on top of the hill |
Conclusion:
So now, you are familiar with the CVC words. If you are a teacher or a mother, you can easily teach your kids these simple words in order to help them enhance their vocabulary.
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