Decoding CVC Words: Segmenting and Blending

This lesson teaches how to decode CVC words by segmenting each sound and blending them together. It explains the structure of CVC words, highlights exceptions like R-controlled words, and provides a step-by-step guide to decoding. The lesson includes practice examples and a recap of the decoding process.

What is the structure of a typical CVC word?

• Vowel, Consonant, Vowel

• Consonant, Consonant, Vowel

• Vowel, Vowel, Consonant

• Consonant, Vowel, Consonant

Which of the following is an example of an R-controlled word?

• Cat

• Car

• Pit

• Low

Why are words like 'low' and 'row' considered exceptions?

• They contain a silent letter.

• The OW at the end forms a single phoneme.

• They start with a vowel.

• They have more than three letters.

What is the first step in decoding a CVC word?

• Identify the three-phoneme CVC word.

• Blend the phonemes together.

• Write down the word.

• Say each sound out loud.

In the example of decoding the word 'cat', what is the final step?

• Segment each phoneme.

• Identify the vowel sound.

• Blend the phonemes to form the word.

• Write the word backwards.