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Spelling CVC Words

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Spell a complete CVC word by breaking it into its three sounds
  • 2Write the correct letter for each beginning, middle, and ending sound
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Mini Lesson

In the last lesson you found the missing letter. Now you are going to spell the whole word — all three sounds, start to finish!

Step 1 — Say it slowly

  • Stretch the word out: p — i — g.
  • Say every sound one at a time. Do not rush.
  • Count the sounds on your fingers: one, two, three.

Step 2 — Write the beginning sound

  • What is the very first sound you hear?
  • Write that consonant letter first.
  • Example: pig starts with p.

Step 3 — Write the middle vowel

  • Say the word again and listen for the vowel in the middle.
  • Choose from a e i o u — which one matches?
  • Example: pig has an i in the middle.

Step 4 — Write the ending sound

  • What is the very last sound you hear?
  • Write that consonant to finish the word.
  • Example: pig ends with g. Full word: p-i-g.
Sounding out CVC words letter by letterFour CVC words — cat, pig, bug, hop — each shown with letters spaced apart, sound brackets under each letter, and the complete word printed to the right.Sound it out — letter by lettercat→catpig→pigbug→bughop→hopOne letter per sound.
Say each sound, then put the three letters together.
Sound it out, write it downThree numbered panels showing a finger pointing under letters, a mouth forming the sounds, and a pencil writing the word pig on a ruled line.Sound it out · write it down1Pointp i gunder each letter2Say"p — i — g"each sound aloud3Writepigthe whole wordPoint → Say → WriteThree sounds → three letters.
Point under each letter, say the sound, then write the full word.
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Ask yourself: "Did I write a letter for every sound — beginning, middle, and end?"

Vocabulary
CVC word
A three-letter word with the pattern consonant — vowel — consonante.g. pig, hen, hop, bug, log
Word family
A group of CVC words that share the same middle vowel sounde.g. cat, pan, bag — the short-a family
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