English Pronunciation

255+ Examples of CVCC Words in English

The CVCC words are taught after the students have tried blending the letters from a CVC word. By decoding each sound of a letter, they will be able to say the whole word with the sound of each letter.

CVCC Words

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What Are CVCC Words?

The CVCC words are composed of consonant, vowel, consonant, and consonant letters. These words are taught to children as they enter their primary schooling. Breaking out a word by these letters makes it easier for them to learn phonics and spelling.

List of CVCC Words

  • Band
  • Belt
  • Camp
  • Duck
  • Duct
  • Fact
  • Felt
  • Find
  • Gift
  • Golf
  • Hand
  • Hump
  • Jolt
  • Jump
  • Left
  • Lift
  • Loft
  • Malt
  • Mild
  • Mold
  • Daft
  • Heft
  • Raft
  • Deft
  • Rift
  • Pact
  • Sift
  • Sect
  • Haft
  • Soft
  • Tuft
  • Talc
  • Meld
  • Wild
  • Wolf
  • Hulk
  • Film
  • Help
  • Cult
  • Halt
  • Kilt
  • Molt
  • Tilt
  • Bump
  • Dump
  • Pomp
  • Rump
  • Zinc
  • Bond
  • Fond
  • Kind
  • Mind
  • Rend
  • Tend
  • Wind
  • Ding
  • Gang
  • King
  • Ping
  • Rung
  • Sung
  • Wing
  • Bonk
  • Dunk
  • Hunk
  • Link
  • Punk
  • Sunk
  • Yank
  • Bunt
  • Dint
  • Hunt
  • Pant
  • Rant
  • Tent
  • Went
  • Waft
  • Bald
  • Balk
  • Milk
  • Helm
  • Dolt
  • Hilt
  • Lilt
  • Pelt
  • Volt
  • Gimp
  • Lamp
  • Pump
  • Sump
  • Bund
  • Fund
  • Land
  • Pend
  • Rind
  • Vend
  • Bang
  • Dong
  • Gong
  • Long
  • Pong
  • Sang
  • Tang
  • Yang
  • Bunk
  • Funk
  • Junk
  • Mink
  • Rank
  • Sink
  • Zonk
  • Cant
  • Font
  • Lent
  • Pent
  • Rent
  • Tint
  • Weft
  • GIld
  • Gulf
  • Bilk
  • Silk
  • Kiln
  • Bolt
  • Jilt
  • Salt
  • Welt
  • Comp
  • Hemp
  • Limp
  • Ramp
  • Tamp
  • Bend
  • Fend
  • Lend
  • Pond
  • Sand
  • Wand
  • Bong
  • Dung
  • Hang
  • Lung
  • Rang
  • Sing
  • Ting
  • Zing
  • Conk
  • Hank
  • Kink
  • Monk
  • Rink
  • Tank
  • Bent
  • Cent
  • Gent
  • Lint
  • Pint
  • Runt
  • Vent
  • Bulb
  • Held
  • Weld
  • Self
  • Bulk
  • Sulk
  • Gulp
  • Colt
  • GIlt
  • Melt
  • Silt
  • Wilt
  • Damp
  • Lump
  • Romp
  • Wimp
  • Bind
  • Hind
  • Mend
  • Rand
  • Send
  • Wend
  • Bung
  • Fang
  • Hung
  • Pang
  • Ring
  • Song
  • Tong
  • Bank
  • Dank
  • Honk
  • Lank
  • Pink
  • Sank
  • Wink
  • Dent
  • Hint
  • Mint
  • Punt
  • Sent
  • Want
  • Jinx
  • Kept
  • Bask
  • Disk
  • Musk
  • Tusk
  • Lisp
  • Best
  • Dust
  • Gust
  • Just
  • Lost
  • Must
  • Post
  • Vast
  • Minx
  • Rapt
  • Bosk
  • Dusk
  • Risk
  • Cusp
  • Rasp
  • Bust
  • Fast
  • Hist
  • Last
  • Mast
  • Nest
  • Rest
  • Vest
  • Wept
  • Cask
  • Husk
  • Rusk
  • Gasp
  • Wasp
  • Cast
  • Fist
  • Host
  • Lest
  • Mist
  • Past
  • Rust
  • West
  • Disc
  • Desk
  • Mask
  • Task
  • Hasp
  • Wisp
  • Cost
  • Gist
  • Jest
  • List
  • Most
  • Pest
  • Test
  • Zest

Common CVCC Words with Definitions

As the learner progresses, they are introduced to the following most common CVCC words:

Band

It is made up of thin material that is used to put around something to hold them together. It may also mean a small group of musicians that perform together.

Belt

It is a strip made of leather locked end-to-end around the waist to tighten loose pants.

Camp

It is a place used as a temporary shelter with the use of tents and huts which are usually built outdoors.

Duck

A bird that is similar to swans and geese. However, ducks have shorter necks and are smaller than them.

Duct

It is a pipe or a tube that carries a substance, or a line to connect electric power, telephone cables, and others.

Fact

It is a piece of information that has proven to be true and is commonly used in reports and articles.

Felt

It is the past tense form of the word feel. It may also be used to call a fabric that has textile fibers that are pressed together.

Find

It means to discover something unexpected.

Gift

It is a present given to someone without expecting any payment in return. It may also mean a person’s natural ability and talent.

Golf

A sport that uses a club and a ball where players are required to hit the balls with a club on a series of courses.

Hand

It is a part of the body that includes the fingers, palms, and nails.

Hump

A hump is found on the back of camels and stores fat that the animal can metabolize for energy.

Jolt

It is an action done to push or shake something roughly.

Jump

Jump means to leap into the air using the strength of the leg muscles.

Left

Left is the side of something opposite to the right.

Lift

It is an action where something is raised to a higher position.

Loft

It is a room found on the upper level of a house and directly under the roof, and is similar to an attic.

Malt

Malt is a cereal grain (often barley) used in making beer, whisky, and bread.

Mild

A condition that is not severe.

Mold

It is a fungal structure that looks like dust, which may cause allergic reactions to human health.

These are just some of the common words that can be learned by children who are just starting to read. The list can be used in creating literacy activities to help them read and understand the use and spelling of the words.

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A1 Knowledge Check · 5 questions

255+ Examples of CVCC Words in English — Practice Quiz

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Q1

Question 1: According to the CVCC pattern, what does CVCC stand for?

Question 1 options
CVCC stands for consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant. These words follow a pattern of one consonant, one vowel, and then two consonants.
Q2

Question 2: The word 'duck' is described as a bird that has a longer neck than a swan.

Question 2 options
This is false. The article states that ducks have shorter necks and are smaller than swans and geese, not longer necks.
Q3

Question 3: She received a beautiful ___ for her birthday, and she didn't have to pay anything for it.

Question 3 options
The word 'gift' means a present given to someone without expecting any payment in return, which fits the sentence perfectly.
Q4

Question 4: Match each CVCC word to its correct definition.

Question 4 options
Belt
Loft
Malt
Duct
A room under the roof, like an attic
A pipe or tube that carries something
A cereal grain used in making beer
A strip of leather worn around the waist

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'Belt' is a leather strip worn around the waist. 'Loft' is a room under the roof, like an attic. 'Malt' is a cereal grain used in making beer. 'Duct' is a pipe or tube that carries a substance.
Q5

Question 5: Which of the following is NOT a CVCC word?

Question 5 options
The word 'tree' follows a CCVV pattern (consonant, consonant, vowel, vowel), not the CVCC pattern. The other options — 'band,' 'camp,' and 'felt' — all follow the consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant pattern.

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