CVC words are three-letter, consonant-vowel-consonant words like cat, sun, and dog — usually the first words a child reads independently.
CVC words are three-letter words that follow a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern — like cat, sun, and dog. They're usually the first words a child reads independently, because each letter makes one predictable sound and the word can be sounded out left to right.
Below is the full list, grouped by vowel sound. Tap through it with your child, then have them try reading each word before you say it out loud.
A child who memorizes this list as sight words will stall on the first unfamiliar word — mop is easy, but nap and gum look nothing alike to a memorizer. A child who's learned to decode CVC words can read any new one, forever, without being taught that specific word. That's the actual skill worth building.
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