After our beloved little students become familiar with phonemes (the sound of individual letters) it is time for them to learn how to connect these sounds into single words, right?
I think it is clearly better that you should start with simple 3-letter words ( the CVC words or the short vowel words ).
You can download my 81 CVC word list of flashcards for free!
What are CVC words in English?
CVC words are three-letter words following a certain pattern which is a Consonant a Vowel and a Consonant where the vowel has a short sound ( short vowel words ).
Why are CVC words important?
CVC words are important because they are the simplest form of words for kids to learn phonemic activities.
What are CVC words examples?
Examples of CVC words include”CAT, HAT, BAG, SAD”. You can download my 81 CVC word flashcards to use for kindergarten for free!!.
examples of short a CVC words:
ab: cab, dab, gab, jab, lab, nab, tab
at: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat
ad: bad, dad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad
an: ban, can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van
ag: bag, gag, hag, lag, nag, rag, sag, tag, wag
ap: cap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap, tap, yap, zap
am: bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam
examples of short e words:
ed: bed, fed, led, red, wed
eg: beg, keg, leg, peg
et: bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, vet, wet, yet
en: den, hen, men, pen, ten
ell: bell, cell, dell, jell, sell, tell, well, yell
examples of short i words:
it: bit, fit, hit, kit, lit, pit, sit, wit
id: bid, did, hid, kid, lid, rid
ig: big, dig, fig, gig, jig, pig, rig, wig, zig
im: dim, him, rim
ip: dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip, zip
in: bin, din, fin, pin, sin, tin, win
examples of short o words:
ot: cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot, rot, tot
ob: cob, gob, job, lob, mob, rob, sob
og: bog, cog, dog, fog, hog, jog, log
op: cop, hop, mop, pop, top
examples of short u words:
ut: but, cut, gut, hut, jut, nut, rut
ub: cub, hub, nub, rub, sub, tub
ug: bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug
um: bum, gum, hum, mum, sum
un: bun, fun, gun, nun, pun, run, sun
ud: bud, cud, dud, mud
You can download free worksheets here.
How to teach CVC words to kindergarten?
How to teach CVC words to kindergarten?
- CVC flash cards
Using CVC words printable flashcards ( download my 81 CVC words flashcard list for free ).
- CVC words songs
- Use CVC games
using games to teach is really effective ( I will share free game ideas in a later post ).
I hope you liked this article. If you have any questions, suggestions leave a comment below and I will reply as soon as possible.
Related posts:
1. https://preschoolage.net/phonemic-awareness-phonological-awareness/
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