CVC Words (3-Letter Words)

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CVC Words (3-Letter Words)

Learn to read and spell simple 3-letter words using rhyming word families!

📚 6 Word Families 🔤 36+ Words 🎮 Quizzes & Games

🧩 What are CVC Words?

CVC stands for Consonant – Vowel – Consonant. These are the simplest English words — just 3 letters long! The middle letter is always a vowel (A, E, I, O, or U).

CConsonant
+
AVowel
+
TConsonant
= CAT 🐱

CVC words are grouped into word families — words that rhyme because they share the same ending. For example, cat, bat, mat, hat all belong to the -at family!

💡 Why Word Families?

When kids learn one word family, they can read 5–6 words instantly! If you know “cat”, just change the first letter to read “bat”, “mat”, “hat”, “rat”, and “sat”. It’s like a superpower! 🦸

🔨 Word Builder Game

Look at the picture, then tap the letters in order to build the word!

🐱 Build this word!

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🎮 CVC Words Quiz

Choose the correct CVC word!

Which word belongs to the -at family?

In the word PIG, what is the vowel?

Which word rhymes with cat?

What does CVC stand for?

🐕 Which CVC word matches this picture?

🎉 Quiz Complete!

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Start with the -at Word Family! 🐱

Learn cat, bat, mat, hat, rat, sat — your first word family!

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