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What are CVC words?

CVC words are any three-letter words that follow a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. They are the easiest words to read because they contain only three letters and short vowel sounds. Examples of CVC words are: cat, hem, sit, pot, run. Examples of CVC nonsense words are: lat, rix, weg. Our CVC words do not include soft g or soft c (for example, gem or cel).

What are digraphs?

Digraphs (or “consonant digraphs”) are two letters that make a single sound when put together. The digraphs we use are: wh, ch, sh, th, and ck. Wh can only go at the beginning of a word, and ck can only go at the end of a word. The other sounds can appear anywhere within the word. Examples of words with digraphs are: which, much, ship, with, pack. Examples of digraph nonsense words are: chack, pash, thex.

What are consonant blends?

Consonant blends are two consonants that go together but still make two separate sounds. These can appear at the beginning or at the end of a word. Sometimes words with consonant blends are called CCVC words or CVCC words, depending on if the consonant blend comes before or after the vowel. CCVCC words are words that have a consonant blend at the beginning and the end of the word.

What are r-controlled vowels?

When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the vowel changes its sound. The r-controlled vowels we use are: ar, er, ir, or, ur. Examples of words with r-controlled vowels are: car, fern, fir, port, curl. Examples of nonsense words with r-controlled vowels are: barp, hork, mern.

What are silent e words?

Silent e words, also known as VCe words, are words in which the vowel makes its long sound, rather than its short sound, because the word ends with an e. Examples of silent e words are: make, here, pine, robe, cube. Examples of silent e nonsense words are: gabe, bice, quebe. Note that g, c, and sometimes s change their sound when followed by a silent e (e.g., nice, page, nose).