CVC Words and Activities
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words
for Early Readers
Short 'a' Words List
• at: bat, cat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat
• an: can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van
• ad: bad, dad, had, mad, pad, sad
Short 'e' Words List
• et: bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set
• en: den, hen, men, pen, ten
Short 'i' Words List
• it: bit, fit, hit, kit, lit, pit, sit, wit
• in: bin, fin, pin, sin, tin, win
Short 'o' Words List
• ot: cot, dot, hot, lot, not, pot, rot
• op: cop, hop, mop, pop, top
Short 'u' Words List
• ut: but, cut, gut, hut, nut, rut
• un: bun, fun, gun, run, sun
Word Cards Activity
• Create flashcards with CVC words.
• Show the card and have the child read the
word aloud.
Word Families Activity
• Group words by their ending sounds (e.g., -at,
-an).
• Practice reading them together.
Word Building Activity
• Use letter tiles or magnetic letters to build CVC
words.
• Change one letter at a time to make new
words (e.g., cat to bat to hat).
Reading Practice Activity
• Use simple sentences or short stories that
include CVC words.
• Practice reading in context.