Phase 4 - CCVC words

A CCVC word is made from a consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant. Children sometimes find it tricky when two consonants are next to each other. So they might sound out e.g. f-r-o-g but blend them to make fog instead of frog.

We can introduce CCVC words by using CVC words that can be extended by adding a consonant to the beginning.

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Make a phoneme frame from cardboard to show that the word has 4 sounds. Place the letters s, t, o, p so that there is one sound in each box. Flip the first consonant over so that the final 3 letters make a CVC word (top).

Sound out and blend to read the word e.g. t-o-p, top.

Flip the first sound card over and sound out the word again then blend to read the CCVC word e.g. s-p-o-t, spot. ⁣

Repeat this with other words such as:

spot (s/pot)

speck (s/peck)

trip (t/rip)

track (t/rack)

spin (s/pin)

grip (g/rip)

twin (t/win)

gran (g/ran).

Once your child is confident with extending CVC words to create CCVC words you can introduce words that don't have a CVC word hidden inside them e.g. frog.

Use sound flashcards to make a CCVC word.

Then make the frog jump along the letters. As the frog lands on a letter say the sound, then blend the sounds at the end and say the word.

CCVC words: frog, step, swim, drop, grab, plan, flag, glad.