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CVC Word Generator
List real short-vowel CVC words and sh, ch, th, and wh digraph words, then filter by vowel and copy or print the list.
CVC families are real three-letter words. Digraphs are real words with sh, ch, th, or wh.
Common lists
Short-vowel CVC words
217 words
-ab
- cab
- dab
- gab
- jab
- lab
- nab
- tab
-ad
- bad
- dad
- fad
- had
- lad
- mad
- pad
- sad
- tad
-ag
- bag
- gag
- lag
- nag
- rag
- sag
- tag
- wag
-al
- gal
- pal
-am
- bam
- dam
- ham
- jam
- ram
- yam
-an
- ban
- can
- fan
- man
- pan
- ran
- tan
- van
-ap
- cap
- gap
- lap
- map
- nap
- rap
- sap
- tap
- yap
- zap
-as
- gas
- has
-at
- bat
- cat
- fat
- hat
- mat
- pat
- rat
- sat
- vat
-ax
- fax
- lax
- tax
- wax
More short a
- yak
-ed
- bed
- fed
- led
- red
- wed
-eg
- beg
- keg
- leg
- peg
-em
- gem
- hem
-en
- den
- hen
- men
- pen
- ten
-et
- bet
- get
- jet
- let
- met
- net
- pet
- set
- vet
- wet
- yet
More short e
- pep
- web
- yes
-ib
- bib
- rib
-id
- bid
- did
- hid
- kid
- lid
- rid
-ig
- big
- dig
- fig
- gig
- jig
- pig
- rig
- wig
-im
- dim
- him
- rim
-in
- bin
- din
- fin
- kin
- pin
- tin
- win
-ip
- dip
- hip
- lip
- nip
- rip
- sip
- tip
- zip
-it
- bit
- fit
- hit
- kit
- lit
- pit
- sit
- wit
-ix
- fix
- mix
- six
More short i
- his
-ob
- cob
- job
- lob
- mob
- rob
- sob
-od
- cod
- nod
- pod
- rod
- sod
-og
- bog
- cog
- dog
- fog
- hog
- jog
- log
-op
- cop
- hop
- mop
- pop
- top
-ot
- cot
- dot
- got
- hot
- jot
- lot
- not
- pot
- rot
- tot
-ox
- box
- fox
More short o
- mom
-ub
- cub
- hub
- nub
- rub
- sub
- tub
-ud
- bud
- cud
- dud
- mud
-ug
- bug
- dug
- hug
- jug
- lug
- mug
- pug
- rug
- tug
-um
- gum
- hum
- mum
- sum
-un
- bun
- fun
- nun
- pun
- run
- sun
-up
- cup
- pup
-ut
- but
- cut
- gut
- hut
- jut
- nut
- rut
More short u
- bus
This CVC word generator lists real short-vowel words for phonics lessons. CVC means consonant-vowel-consonant, the pattern in cat, hen, pig, hop, and sun, and the list is grouped into word families such as -at, -an, -ig, and -op. A second set lists digraph words with sh, ch, th, and wh, including ship, chat, thin, and when. Filter by short a, e, i, o, or u, then copy or print the list.
Short-vowel CVC words and digraph words
CVC stands for consonant, vowel, consonant, with a short vowel as in cat, bed, pig, hop, and sun. A word family keeps the vowel and the ending, so -at is bat, cat, hat, mat, and rat, and the same idea covers -an, -ig, and -op.
Choose all of the short-vowel families or one family, or open the digraph set for sh, ch, th, and wh words such as ship, chat, thin, and when. Filter to short a, e, i, o, or u, then copy the list or print it for a kindergarten or first-grade lesson.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a CVC word?
A CVC word has three letters: a consonant, a short vowel, and a consonant. CVC stands for consonant-vowel-consonant. Cat, hen, pig, hop, and sun are CVC words, and the vowel uses its short sound.
What is a CVC word family?
A word family is a group of CVC words with the same vowel and ending. The -at family is bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, and vat. Other common families are -an, -ig, and -op. Change the first letter and you get the next word.
What digraphs can I list?
The digraph set is sh, ch, th, and wh. A digraph is two letters that spell one sound, as in ship, chat, thin, and when. Each of those lists is grouped by the short vowel in the word.
How do I copy or print the words?
Pick a pattern and a short vowel. Copy list puts the words on the page onto the clipboard, one family per line. Print list prints that same list.