CVCe Words Teaching Resources

Teach spelling and reading CVCe words to your elementary students with a complete collection of printable worksheets, digital games, reading center activities, CVCe word lists, flashcards, and more from the teachers of Teach Starter!

New to teaching this part of the English Language Arts curriculum or just looking for new ways to engage students as they move into CVCe words? Take a peek at this primer from our teacher team!

What Are CVCe Words?

Whether we're talking CVC words, CVCC words, or CVCe words, the letter C stands for consonant and the letter V stands for vowel. So that might just give you a hint as to the meaning of this one!

Yes, CVCe stands for words that are made up of a consonant, vowel, consonant, and then the letter “e" at the end. That "e" at the end is important as these words help students learn that this particular vowel at the end of a word makes the vowel “say its name,” meaning it becomes a long vowel.

In these words, the letter "e" is not heard, so it's often called a silent letter. It may also be called a sneaky e or a magic e.

CVCe Word Examples

Some common CVCe word examples you might use in your classroom include:

1. Love
2. Take
3. Sale
4. Pine
5. Rose
6. More
7. Dare
8. Hole
9. Core