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PSPKK123 December 31, 2014  •  5 Comments

Phonics books for VCCV words

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Is your child ready to read two-syllable words?  Help him learn to read VCCV words with this set of printable books.

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

So.  What are VCCV words, anyway?

It’s very simple.

A VCCV word is a two-syllable words with the pattern vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel in the middle of the word.  The word breaks into two syllables after the first consonant.

Here are just a few of the VCCV words that you’ll find in the readers: dentist, trumpet, winter, dentist, and costume.

You’ll also find VCCV words that have a double consonant: summer, tennis, better, pattern, soccer, and more.

Here’s a sample book!

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

I used two colors for the VCCV words because I wanted to help children see that the words are made up of two chunks.  Longer words can be intimidating to kids, who sometimes skip right over them or guess and give up.  Encourage your child to read the first and then the second chunk.

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

As always, your child will review sight words from our free collection of sight word readers.  This page’s review words are he, is, up, and a.

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

Your child will also review previously learned phonics patterns.  On this page your child will review ar and the ing ending in the word starting.

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

On this page your child will review the phonics patterns er (her) and silent e (made).  He’ll also review the sight words are and of.

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

Teach kids to read words with the VCCV pattern using these free phonics books!

On the last page, your child can practice reading all the words from the book.

How to print and assemble:

  • Print pages 2-25 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, free printable, VCCV words

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5 Comments

  1. brinda

    May 31, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    thanks for all the efforts taken . it was very helpful

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    • Anna Geiger

      June 5, 2017 at 10:11 pm

      You’re welcome, Brinda!

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  2. Malcolm McLean

    August 22, 2019 at 10:08 am

    Minor error: the “reptile” and “basket” examples are reversed.

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    • Anna G

      August 31, 2019 at 3:45 pm

      Thanks! It usually takes me a few months to get to freebie edits, but I will file this away.

      Reply to this comment

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