VCV Pattern

VCV Pattern

go

What vowel sound do you hear?

Long o

got

What vowel sound to you hear?

Short o

VCV Pattern

me

What vowel sound do you hear?

Long e

met

What vowel sound to you hear?

short e

VCV Pattern

hi

What vowel sound do you hear?

Long i

hip

What vowel sound do you hear?

Short i

VCV Pattern

In open syllables, which end in a vowel, the vowel sound is often long.

In closed syllables, which end in a constant, the vowel sound is often short.

VCV Pattern

p i / l o t

v / c v

This word has a vowel-consonant-vowel pattern. That means I should try dividing the word into syllables before the consonant. This is an open syllable, so the vowel sound is probably long. This next syllable is closed so the vowel sound is probably short. Now I’ll blend the syllables and say pilot.

VCV Pattern

o p / e n

v / c v

m i / n u s

v / c v

VCV Pattern

finish

The routine doesn’t always give the correct pronunciation.

A long in in the first syllable creates a nonsense word.

Some VCV words must be divided into syllables after the consonant.

VCV Pattern

Words with the vowel-consonant-vowel pattern can be divided into syllables.

You should try the V/CV division first, with the long vowel sond in the first syllable.

If they word doesn’t make sense, you should then use the VC/v division and a short vowel sound in the first syllable.

VCV Pattern

cover

What letters make the VCV pattern?

ove

potato

What letters make the VCV pattern?

ota

VCV Pattern

visit

What letters make the VCV pattern?

isi

Bacon

What letters make the VCV pattern?

aco

VCV Pattern

metal

What letters make the VCV pattern?

eta

closet

What letters make the VCV pattern?

ose