CVC Word List

CVC Word Lists for preschool, kindergarten, first-grade, and second grade. Our free printable PDF CVC word lists provide you with colorful CVC word charts for easy reference and assessment. Teach your child to read CVC words using our full-size word lists. For more early learning fun, check out our R.E.A.D Curriculum Notebook.

CVC Short A Word List

(65 Word List)

-ab: cab, dab, gab, jab, lab, nab, tab
-ad: bad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad
-ag: bag, gag, hag, lag, mag, nag, rag, sag, tag, wag
-am: bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam
-an: ban, can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van
-ap: cap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap, tap, yap, zap
-at: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat
-ax: max, tax, wax
other: pal, gal, gas

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CVC Short E Word List

(28 Word List)

-ed: bed, fed, red, wed, zed
-eg: beg, keg, leg, peg
-en: den, hen, men, pen, ten
-et: bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, vet, wet
other: web, gem, hem, yes

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CVC Short I Word List

(40 Word List)

-id: bid, did, hid, kid, lid, rid
-ig: big, dig, fig, gig, pig, rig, wig, zig
-im: dim, him, rim
-ip: dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip, zip
-it: bit, fit, hit, kit, sit, wit
-ix: fix, mix, six

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CVC Short O Word List

(35 Word List)

-ob: cob, gob, job, mob, rob, sob
-og: bog, cog, dog, fog, hog, jog, log
-ot: cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot, rot, tot
-ox: box, fox, pox
other: rod, sod, mom

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CVC Short U Word List

(36 Word List)

-ud: bud, cud, dud, mud
-ug: bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug
–um: bum, gum, hum, mum, sum, tum
-un: bun, fun, gun, nun, pun, run, sun
-ut: but, cut, gut, hut, jut, nut, rut
other: bus, cup, pup

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CVC Word Chart

(180 Word List)

Short A: cab, dab, gab, jab, lab, nab, tab, bad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad, bag, gag, hag, lag, mag, nag, rag, sag, tag, wag, bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam, ban, can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van, cap, gap, lab, map, nap, rap, sap, tap, yap, zap, bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, vat, max, tax, wax, pal, gal, gas
Short E: bed, fed, red, wed, zed, beg, keg, leg, beg, den, hen, men, pen, ten, bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, vet, wet, web, gem, hem, yes
Short I: bid, did, hid, kid, lid, rid, big, dig, fig, gig, pig, rig, wig, zig, dim, him, rim, bin, din, fin, sin, tin, win, dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip, zip, bit, fit, hit, kit, sit, wit, fix, mix, six
Short O: cob, gob, job, mob, rob, sob, bog, cog, dog, fog, hog, jog, log, bop, cop, hop, mop, pop, top, cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot, rot, tot, box, fox, pox, rod, sod, mom
Short U: dud, cud, dud, mud, bug, dug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, tug, bum, gum, hum, mum, sum, tum, bun, fun, gun, nun, pun, run, sun, but, cut, gut, hut, jut, nut, rut, bus, cup, pup

What are CVC Words?

CVC words are one-syllable, three-letter words that contain the letter pattern consonant/vowel/consonant. Learning CVC word patterns will improve students’ reading fluency, phonemic awareness, and writing/spelling skills.