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CVC Word Lists

1) CVC Short A 2) CVC Short A 3) CVC Short A

at dad zap
cat had map
mat fad man
sat fat Jan
Sam hat jam
am pat ram
Cam pal ran
Tam gal van
tac gap ban
mac lap pan

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4) CVC Short O 5) CVC Short O 6) CVC Short O

got wow Tom
lot how top
log now pop
dog bow pod
cog boss Tod
cod toss toss
cot loss Ross
tot lot rod
Tom hot rot
mom hop not

Note. If correct spelling is also an objective of

the lesson, teach or remind that two of the
same letters go together and make the same
sound at end of word (examples: s, t, l, z)

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7) CVC Short I 8) CVC Short I 9) CVC Short I

sit bit zip
lit hit tip
fit pit lip
mitt pig lick
miss big pick
mid wig pin
lid win Zin
did bin Zig
dim bib fig
Tim rib dig

Note. If correct spelling is also an objective of

the lesson, teach or remind how “c” and “k”
work together to make the same sound as /c/ or
/k/.

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10) CVC Short U 11) CVC Short U 12) CVC Short U

mud tug hut
mug bug cut
lug dug but
dug duck bud
hug luck buzz
hum tuck bug
sum tub pug
gum cub pup
Gus cut cup
gull nut cud

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13) CVC Short E 14) CVC Short E 15) CVC Short E

pet set wet
met jet net
Meg let Ned
leg led red
let Jed Ted
get bed ten
bet Ben pen
beg ten pet
peg Jen vet
pen Ken set

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Consonant Digraphs

16) digraphs - sh 17) digraphs - sh 18) digraphs - sh

shop rush Shep
Note. letters in a digraph (sh, th, ch etc) may be
ship
replaced one or both at a time when making the bush shed
shin
next work. push shell
win gush shall
wish gash shack
fish lash pack
dish lap puck
dash lip push
cash ship posh
mash shop Josh

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19) digraphs - th 20) digraphs - th 21) digraphs - th

that with neck
than win Nick
then thin thick
them this thin
hem thus pin
ham thud pan
hath Thad path
math that math
path than moth
bath then myth

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22) digraphs - ch 23) digraphs - ch 24) digraphs - ch

rich chill chum
rip chin chuck
chip chip chick
chop chick chip
chap chuck chin
chat chum chill
Chet chug mill
chess mug mull
check much much
chick such such

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25) 26) digraphs – wh, ph 27)

digraphs – wh, ph whiz digraphs – wh, ph
when which which
whet whim whim
whit whiff whit
whip whip whet
whim phip (nonsense word) when
wham phap (nonsense word) phen (nonsense word)
pham (nonsense word) aph (nonsense word) phin (nonsense word)
phim (nonsense word) taph (nonsense word) Phil
Phil staph phone
phin (nonsense word) Steph dolphin

Note. Nonsense words are used to complete the

letter replacement chain but may be skipped if
desired.

Note. Not all words are replaced one letter at a

time in digraphs, consonant blends, long vowels,
vowel patterns. When needed, tell students to
erase entire word when the next word that
follows does not have same letters in it.

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Consonant Blends

28) S blends - st 29) S blends - st, sn, sl 30) S blends - st, sp, sc
vest snack spill
vast snap spin
past snip spun
last slip span
mast slop spam
must stop scam
dust top scab
just cop cab
gust cost Cas
must cast cast
mist last fast
past

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31) S blends – 32) S blends – 33) S blends –

st, sp, sk, sw, sm st, sp, sc, sk st, sp, sl, sw
stop scan swell
step scab smell
stem scat spell
stim spat spill
swim spit still
skim skit stick
skip skin slick
skin spin slip
skill spun slit
spill stun spit
still Stan spin

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34) 35) 36) L blends –

L blends – sl, ld, lp, lk
L blends – bl, sl, cl kelp
gl, cl, pl, fl blab help
glad blob held
glass blop hold
class block told
clan black gold
plan slack bold
flan stack sold
flat stuck sod
flag stick Sid
flap slick sill
flip slack milk
clip clack silk

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37) 38) 39) R blends

R blends – gr, br, tr, dr, fr
R blends – br, gr, pr, cr, tr grit
br, gr, pr, cr, tr Brad Brit
trip grad brat
drip grab trat (nonsense word)
drop gram trap
prop pram trip
prod cram grip
trod crab drip
trot crib drop
trop (nonsense word) grib (nonsense word) grop (nonsense word)
crop grip grog
cross trip frog

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40) N blends – 41) N blends – 42) N blends –

nt, ng, nk nt, ng, nk, nd ng, nk, nt, nd
rent went wing
runt lent wind
hunt lint wink
hung ling sink
lung ring sing
sung rang bing
sang fang ting
sank bang tint
sand band lint
band bank link

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43) other blends - ft, 44) other blends - ct, pt 45) other blends –
mp act ct, pt, ft, mp
jump fact soft
bump pact loft
lump tact oft
lamp sect opt
limp sept apt
lip kept act
lit wept fact
lift lep (nonsense word) pact
gift left pack
sift loft puck
lift soft pump

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46) 47) 3 letter blends -

48) 3 letter blends -
scr, str, spr
other blends - wr tch sprint
wrap fetch spring
wrack etch string
wrick (nonsense word) itch strung
writ pitch strum
wring patch struck
wren match scrap
wrench hatch scram
wrist hitch scratch
wreck hutch scrap
wrong Dutch script

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Long Vowels – CVCe and CVe

49) Long Vowel A 50) Long Vowel A 51) Long Vowel A

made gate bale
wade late Dale
wake plate date
take plane ate
bake lane ape
make lake cape
maze cake shape
daze fake shave
Dave fame shake
save game snake
gave name

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52) Long Vowel O 53) Long Vowel O 54) Long Vowel O

robe cope vote
lobe coke note
lone woke nope
bone poke hope
cone pole home
code hole hole
node hope mole
note rope role
tote rose rose
toe rove hose
doe drove chose

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55) Long Vowel I 56) Long Vowel I 57) Long Vowel I

bike line kite
hike lie rite
like pie ride
line tie hide
lime tile hike
time pile like
dime file life
dine five wife
mine hive wide
mile live tide
smile dive time

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58) Long Vowel U 59) Long Vowel U 60) Long Vowel U

cue rule clue
cube mule blue
tube mute due
tune muse dude
June ruse rude
juke rule rule
duke rude mule
puke dude muse
fluke dune fuse
flute rune fume
lute tune plume

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R-Controlled Vowels

61) R-Controlled - ar 62) R-Controlled - ar 63) R-Controlled - ar

arm tar bark
farm star Mark
far scar shark
car sharp
car
card smart
card
yard mart
cart hard tart
part chard dart
park chart dark
dark charm park
ark

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64) R-Controlled - ur, er 65) R-Controlled - ur, er 66) R-Controlled - ur, er

fur lurk term
purr lurch perm
perm church purr
fern curve purse
Vern curb nurse
turn curl hurt
burn turn her
hurt burn after
Curt burnt fern
Burt burst under

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67) R-Controlled - ir 68) R-Controlled - ir 69) R-Controlled - ir

bird girl fir
birth twirl sir
shirt whirl stir
skirt swirl firm
dirt chirp bird
sir quirk birth
stir shirk chirp
third shirt irk
thirty first Kirk
thirsty smirk skirt

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70) R-Controlled - or 71) R-Controlled - or 72) R-Controlled - or

word cord storm
work corn sport
worm torn sort
form born tort
fort worn torn
sort thorn horn
port north corn
pork short cork
cork shore pork
corn spore fork

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Vowel Digraphs – Vowel Teams

73) Vowel Team - ea 74) Vowel Team - ea 75) Vowel Team - ea

Note. Consider telling students that some “ea”
heat
words make a different sound (e.g., bear, wear, leaf peach
seat
tear, earth) because the letter r follows the
vowel and then the vowel is usually forced to
lead reach
meat
change its sound. R-controlled vowels will be lean teach
meal
taught later.
jean team
peal bean steam
deal beat steal
teal beak teal
team weak meal
beam leak meat
ream creak eat
read heat

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76) Vowel Team - ee 77) Vowel Team - ee 78) Vowel Teams - ee

feel week sweet
feet geek sweep
meet seek sleep
beet seep sleek
beep keep seek
jeep weep cheek
deep weed creek
deem need creep
seem feed creed
seen feel greed
teen peel green

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79) Vowel Team - ie

Lief
thief
chief
wield
yield
field
shield
piece
niece
shriek
grief
brief

Note. May share with students that the pattern

“ie” does not follow the long vowel rule (when
two vowels go walking, the first one does the
talking).

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80) 81) Vowel Team - oa 82) Vowel Team - oa

Vowel Team - oa load foam
boat loan roam
goat moan throat
goal moat roach
coal boat coach
coat bloat coat
oat float coast
oak gloat toast
soak oat roast
croak oak boast
road soak boat
toad soap goat

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83) Vowel Team - ow 84) Vowel Team - ow 85) Vowel Team - ow

own crow window
known grow flown
know grown hollow
snow row follow
shown mow fellow
flown low yellow
flow slow mellow
glow show pillow
slow shown elbow
blow blown throw

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86) Vowel Teams - ai, ay 87) Vowel Teams - ai, ay 88) Vowel Teams - ai, ay
play tray may
clay stray day
lay stay say
pay stain gray
paid tail grain
pail wail brain
pain wait drain
rain vain train
rail train trail
mail trail plain

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89) Vowel Teams - ui, ew 90) Vowel Teams - ui, ew 91) Vowel Teams - ui, ew
few suit crew
flew ruin cruise
blew fruit bruise
brew juice brew
crew fluid threw
chew cruise screw
new bruise chew
knew brew stew
skew drew suit
stew grew fruit

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Vowel Digraphs – Variant Vowels

92) Variant Vowels – igh, y 93) Variant Vowels - igh, y 94) Variant Vowels - igh, y
high right cry
sigh light dry
sight might try
night my fry
light by fight
flight spy flight
fly sky blight
sly sight bright
shy sigh right
why thigh plight

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95) Variant Vowels – 96) Variant Vowels –

97) Variant Vowels –
long oo
long oo spoon
moon long oo spool
noon zoo boot
coon moo hoot
cool moon hoop
school loon boop
pool loom boom
fool boom loom
tool boo loon
stool too noon
stoop tool moon
scoop pool mood

Note. Consider telling students that short

double oo has two spelling patterns that make
the same sound (“oo” and “u” as in pull, bush,
put, push, bull, full). Also, “oo” has two sounds
(long and short).

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98) Variant Vowels – 99) Variant Vowels – 100)Variant Vowels –

short oo short oo
short oo foot nook
good soot rook
stood cook took
hood book cook
hoodie rook crook
hoof took brook
hook hook shook
cook look hook
look wool hoof
took woof hood
book wood good

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101) Variant Vowels - ow, 102) Variant Vowels - ow, 103)Variant Vowels - ow, ou
ou
cow ou flower
how how clown
now house cow
down loud wow
town cloud owl
our clown how
out crown hour
shout crowd flour
about found mouth
ouch round ouch
couch brown couch

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104) Variant Vowels - aw, 105)Variant Vowels - aw, au 106) Variant Vowels - aw,
au au
jaw saw straw
raw sauce raw
paw Saul jaw
Paul haul paw
haul fault Paul
Saul awful haul
saw draw haw
caw drawn law
claw dawn lawn
flaw fawn yawn

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107)Variant Vowels - oi, oy 108)Variant Vowels - oi, oy 109)Variant Vowels - oi, oy

boy oil
toy foil toil
joy coil toy
join boil boy
coin boy soy
coil coy joy
oil coin Roy
soil join voice
soy point noise
Roy joint noisy

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