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PSPKK123 January 1, 2015  •  6 Comments

Phonics books for VCV words

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Yay – more phonics books!  This is a set of four books featuring VCV words.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

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So… are you wondering what a VCV word is? Don’t worry – it’s not complicated.  VCV simply means vowel-consonant-vowel.  It’s a pattern we find in many two-syllable words.

VCV words can be either open or closed.

Let’s look at  a few examples.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Here’s an open syllable VCV word.  The first syllable is open when it ends with a long vowel sound.  If this was a closed syllable word, it would sound like spidder.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Here’s a closed syllable VCV word.  The first syllable is closed when first the first vowel is sandwiched between two consonants.  If this were an open syllable word, it would sound like cay-bin.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

You’ll get four books in this set.  Two of the books are for closed VCV words, and two for open VCV words.  This is the first page in one of the closed VCV books.  I put each chunk in a different color so your child will get used to breaking the words apart.

In this book, the first word might be a little tricky.  “Closs – et.  Closs-et?”  If your child tries to read it as “close-et,” remind him that when the vowel is sandwiched between two consonants in the first syllable, it makes a short vowel sound.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Your child can always check his accuracy by turning the page and reading the word in context.  “Vanish” is an easier one.

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Your child will also review previously learned phonics patterns.  On this page your child will review the ing ending (going) and long e spelled ee (speed).

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

Teach kids to read VCV words with these free phonetic readers!

As always, your child will read each word a third time with the review list on the final page.

How to print and assemble:

  • Print pages 2-17 front to back (page 1 is my Terms of Use).  I like to use light cardstock to make the books durable.
  • Separate the stack into each individual book.  Each book consists of two pages front to back.
  • Cut across the horizontal center of the pages.
  • Insert the pages into each other, using the page numbers as a guide.
  • Staple with a long arm stapler.

For a picture tutorial to help you put the books together, visit this post.

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Filed Under: Reading, Multi-syllable words Tagged With: first grade, second grade, phonics books, VCV words

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6 Comments

  1. Elizabeth

    February 13, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Maybe this is regional (north Minnesota-North Dakota) but everyone I know says the break before the consonant, e.g., va-nish, tra-vel, ri-ver, Ro-bin. The vowels are still short. Although limit comes out as lim-mit.

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 15, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      I think that how you pronounce it isn’t as important as recognizing where the official syllable break is – because that determines the sound of the vowel. Many children, however, never need this explicit teaching of syllable breaks because they figure out how to read these words without being taught it. It may be helpful knowledge, though, for new and difficult words. I think I pronounce these words the same way you do. 🙂

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      • Elizabeth

        February 15, 2015 at 8:33 pm

        Ah, that makes sense! I was confused.

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  2. Rad

    April 12, 2017 at 1:21 am

    I don’t understand how to print and fold these.

    I should print double-sided and then cut the sheets through the middle?

    I tried doing that and what is printed on the back doesn’t match up with what should be the order of stacking.

    For example, for some reason what is on the back of the title page for VCV Open Book 2 is “The mouse is sick with a fever.”, but that page is supposed to be from the previous booklet.

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 13, 2017 at 5:20 am

      Make sure you’re printing just the pages you need for a particular book. It’s set up to work just as I said. Don’t print page 1, as that is my Terms of Use. Here’s a picture tutorial (just scroll down to see it): https://www.themeasuredmom.com/product/phonics-books/

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      • Rad

        April 15, 2017 at 2:10 am

        The printer had an odd way of printing the sheets, but I was able to change the formatting.

        It’s all resolved now. Thanks for your reply.

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