A VCCV word is a two-syllable word with the pattern vowels and constants in VCCV chronology in the middle of the word. The breakage of syllables into two parts takes place after a consonant, and it can be said that VC forms one part and CV forms another part.
VCCV (Vowel-Consonant-Consonant-Vowel) words are sometimes referred to as “rabbit words” in phonics instruction. These words have a specific syllable pattern where a vowel is sandwiched between two consonants, creating a stressed and unstressed syllable sequence, similar to the pattern found in the word “rabbit.”
Examples of VCCV (or “rabbit”) words include:
- “rabbit” (rab-bit)
- “magnet” (mag-net)
- “sudden” (sud-den)
- “ticket” (tick-et)
- “letter” (let-ter)
- “sunset” (sun-set)
Recognizing and practicing VC/CV patterns helps in decoding longer words, improving reading fluency, and understanding syllable stress in the English language.
It’s a fundamental concept in phonics, where students learn to recognize and build words based on these syllable patterns. You must have noticed they are quite different from CVC words.
Examples of VCCV pattern Words
List of common VCCV words for teaching elementary grade kids.
| Napkin | Smitten | Number | Rattle |
| Puppet | Better | Matter | Tissue |
| Catnip | Fatter | Sister | Dinner |
| Practice | Mister | Blanket | Batter |
| Members | Traffic | Perfect | Pancake |
| Dinner | Dentist | Magnet | Cupcake |
| Oppose | Addict | Letter | Costume |
| Suppose | Cactus | Lesson | Custom |
| Purpose | Error | Supper | Capsule |
| Harbinger | Thunder | Confuse | Mistake |
| Linger | Clatter | Winter | Pothole |
| Except | Contain | Laptop | Inside |
| Problem | Imperfect | Sunset | Online |
| Shallow | Shutter | Rabbit | Bedtime |
| Stubborn | Shudder | Butter | Basking |
| Longer | Sunrise | Reptile | Raccoon |
| Cotton | Latter | Platter | Follow |
| Object | Yellow | Mellow | Hollow |
| Shelter | Willow | Pattern | Monkey |
| Button | Biscuit | Summon | Donkey |
| Mutton | Nutmeg | Gallop | Attic |
| Tomorrow | Tennis | Flatten | Always |
| Soldier | Bandit | Sudden | Selfish |
| Immediately | Sudden | Boston | Splendid |
| Accident | Velvet | Trumpet | Collapse |
| Progress | Bobbin | Trinket | Problem |
| Sorrow | Picnic | Splinter | Lecture |
| Borrow | Griffin | Splutter | Sudden |
| Narrow | Permit | Lessen | Cowboy |
| Burrow | Submit | Rocket | Garden |
| Dessert | Hornet | Socket | Harden |
| Assert | Contest | Shampoo | Market |
| Rescue | Gather | Plastic | College |
| Parrot | Rather | Insect | Necessary |
| Finger | Ladder | Inhale | Accessories |
| Shallot | Torment | Exhale | Fifteen |
| Gutter | Harvest | Falcon | Sixteen |
| Bottom | Harness | Goblin | Million |
| Window | Secret | Hotdog | Harvest |
| Problem | Experiment | Mishappen | Gotten |
| Mirror | Snorkel | Pillar | Basket |
| Conductor | Experience | Husband | Gasket |
| Conceal | Except | Certain | Muffin |
| Conduct | Hidden | Until | Coffee |
| Insulate | Servant | Chapter | Kitten |
| Capsule | Shilling | Distance | Bitten |
| Conquest | Hitting | Cotton | Pencil |
| Shallow | Tractor | Rotten | Stencil |
| Gallon | Sitting | Tilling | Utensil |
| Captive | Publish | Filling | Welcome |
Breakage of VCCV pattern
Following list shows how VCCV words are broken into two parts.
- Confuse —- con/fuse
- Snorkel —– snor/kel
- Hidden —— hid/den
- Blanket —— blan/ket
- Publish ——pub/lish
- Captive ——cap/tive
- Welcome—–wel/come
- Problem—–prob/lem
- Mishappen—–mis/happen
- Picnic——pic/nic
- Shampoo—–sham/poo
- Thunder—-thun/der
- Winter——win/ter
- Conduct—–con/duct
- Insulate——-in/sulate
- Submit——–sub/mit
- Hornet——-hor/net
Following is a picture of vccv pattern (rabbit words) for easy learning:
Conclusion:
Now you have learnt how vccv words are formed. Keep practicing them using our engaging worksheets and printables.
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