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

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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