CVC / Word Families 1B

Welcome to TELP’S CVC Activity book. CVC words are words that follow the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant. These are considered the simplest words and the starting point of many phonics programs (after some work on initial sounds). These words highlight the short vowels such as the “a” in cat, the “e” in bed

CVC & Word Families – 8 CVC WORD FAMILIES: IT, OG, OP, OT, UG, UM, UN,

Teaching word families is a great way to get your students reading. Word families use the natural rhyming ability of most young children to help them read simple words.

Word families are groups of words that share the same ending pattern, such as “hat”, “mat”, and “cat”.

Benefits of using learning CVC & Word Families

Improves Spelling

Improves Reading

It reinforces patterns used in English that can be difficult to read

Introduces blending letters and sounds

When kids progress past these simple words, the patterns, or chunks, that

they learn now will continue to help them to decipher longer words.

When learning families of words, children are able to read familiar patterns

of letters quickly and fluently.