C-V-C means consonant-vowel-consonant. A C-V-C word is a three-letter word that follows the spelling pattern of a consonant, then a vowel, and then another consonant.

What are examples of CVC words?

CVC words are words created using a consonant, vowel, and a consonant. Vowels are the letters A, E, I, O and U, while consonants are all the other letters in the alphabet. Examples of CVC words can include ‘new’, ‘hat’, ‘cot’, ‘lit’, and ‘pit’.

What is the importance of CVC pattern?

CVC words are an important tool when introducing many of the phonological awareness skills young children need to learn, because their simple pattern – consonant-vowel-consonant, makes it easier for children to transform individual sounds into short simple familiar words.