Useful CVC Words List
A CVC words list is very useful for English teachers and learners. Kids and beginner English language learners need lots of practice when learning to read CVC words. However, as a teacher, it is hard to think of many CVC words off the top of your head. But, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. Below you will find a list of CVC words covering the five short vowel sounds. You can also download these lists of CVC words as a printable PDF, plus some CVC practice worksheets for students. First, let’s look at what CVC words are.
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What Are CVC Words?
CVC words are three-letter words consisting of a Consonant Vowel Consonant. CVC words are learned by new readers by sounding out and blending the three sounds together to make a simple word. After learning the basic letter sounds, learning to read CVC words is the next step when learning to read in English.
CVC Words List
CVC A
- _an: can, man, pan, ban, fan, ran, tan, van
- _ad: dad, bad, sad, had, lad, mad, pad, tad, fad
- _ap: cap, map, tap, gap, nap, sap, rap, yap, zap, lap
- _ab: cab, jab, dab, gab, nab, lab, tab
- _at: cat, bat, hat, fat, pat, mat, vat, rat, sat,
- _am: dam, ram, ham, bam, jam, yam
- _ag: tag, bag, lag, mag, nag, rag, gag, sag, hag, wag
- _ax: tax, wax, max
- _al: pal, gal
- _as: gas
CVC E
- _et: jet, bet, met, let, net, pet, set, vet, wet, get
- _ed: bed, red, wed, fed, zed
- _en: den, hen, men, pen, ten
- _eg: leg, peg, beg, keg
- _em: gem, hem
- _es: yes
- _eb: web
CVC I
- _it: sit, kit, hit, fit, bit, wit
- _ig: big, pig, dig, fig, gig, rig, wig, zig
- _id: hid, did, bid, lid, rid, kid
- _im: him, dim, rim
- _ip: hip, lip, dip, nip, rip, sip, zip, tip
- _in: fin, bin, sin, tin, win, din
- _ix: fix, six, mix
CVC O
- _op: hop, cop, pop, top, mop, bop
- _ot: pot, not, hot, lot, jot, cot, dot, got, tot, rot
- _og: dog, jog, log, cog, fog, hog, bog
- _ob: job, mob, sob, rob, cob, gob
- _ox: fox, box, pox
- _od: rod, sod
- _om: mom
CVC U
- _um: sum, gum, hum, bum, mum, tum
- _ut: cut, hut, but, nut, rut, gut, jut
- _ug: hug, jug, rug, mug, tug, bug, dug, lug, pug
- _un: fun, run, nun, bun, sun, pun, gun
- _ud: bud, mud, cud, dud
- _up: cup, pup
- _us: bus
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