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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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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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 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 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 Word Dominoes
Practice decoding and spelling CVC words with this set of 30 dominoes.
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BUILD IT! CVC, CCVC, and CVCC Words
Encourage your students to practice decoding and spelling CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words with this set of 15 task cards.
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How Does It End? - Final Sounds Printable or Interactive Activity
Practice spelling CVC words with this set of 15 fill-in-the-blank word cards and their matching missing letters.
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Segmenting and Blending CVC Words Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint for students to practice reading CVC words.
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SPLAT! CVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practice decoding and reading 3-letter words.
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CVC Word Building Mats
A set of 25 word building mats using consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
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Bowling Game - CVC Words
Bowl your way through reading 36 CVC words!
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CVC Words Bingo
Thirty-two bingo cards using CVC words.
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Middle Sound Words - Sorting Task ('a' and 'o')
3 different sorting tasks to use with students when learning about the 'a' and 'o' middle sounds.
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CVC Spinner
A set of 22 CVC spinners for students to practice Consonant Vowel Consonant words.
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CVC Words – Playdough Mats
A set of three-letter consonant-vowel-consonant words for students to practice writing and forming in playdough.
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Frog Fun Game - Beginning, Middle, and Ending sounds
Game cards and instructions for a frog-themed CVC word combination game.
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Beginning, Middle and Ending Sounds – Frogs Poster
A frog themed poster for CVC words
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What's My Card? CVC Words Board Game
A set of cards to be used in a Guess Who? Board Game for students to consolidate their knowledge of CVC words.
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Initial and Final Sounds - Worksheets
Five worksheets with missing beginning and ending sounds.
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CVC/CCVC/CVCC Word Flashcards
A comprehensive set of flashcards for CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words.
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- CVC Words Matchup Games
- CVC Words Puzzles
- CVC Words Sorting Activities
- CVC Words Flashcards
- CVC Words Card Games
- CVC Words Posters
- CVC Words Instructional Slide Decks
- CVC Words Bulletin Board Displays
- CVC Words Mini Book
- CVC Words Mazes
- CVC Words Dice Games
- CVC Words Dominoes
- CVC Words Bingo
- CVC Words Labels Signs Decorations
- CVC Words Templates
- CVC Words for Pre-K
- CVC Words for Kindergarten
- CVC Words for 1st Grade
- CVC Words for 2nd Grade
- CVC Words for 3rd Grade