CCVCC Word Scrambles
A two-team scramble race that gives children repeated practice building and reading longer words with consonant clusters and digraphs.
How it works
A Master Card lines up every target word by blend or digraph, so you always know what's coming next.
Two levels, same words
- Level 1 — Picture + Letter Clues: children use the picture and the scrambled letters to work out the correct word.
- Level 2 — Picture Clues: the scrambled letters are gone — children use the picture alone to identify the word and rearrange the letters to build it, for an extra decoding challenge.
What is CCVCC Word Scrambles?
CCVCC Word Scrambles extends earlier word-building practice by giving children repeated opportunities to organise, decode and read longer words containing an initial consonant blend and a final consonant cluster or digraph — words like black or chimp. The game uses 40 CCVCC words, beginning with L-blends, R-blends, S-blends and digraphs before moving into mixed sets — and the same words return in two levels, so children can build confidence before working with fewer clues.
Children look closely at the picture, think carefully about every sound in the word, organise the letters and build the word, then read the completed CCVCC word aloud.
Why teachers use it
- 40 CCVCC words built from L-blends, R-blends, S-blends and digraphs, plus mixed sets for extra variety.
- Two levels of challenge using the same words, so children build confidence before working with fewer clues.
- Targets longer, more complex words — the natural next step after CCVC and CVCC practice.
- Two-team format works well on the whiteboard, or print the slides for pairs, small-group or individual intervention.
- Includes blank Teacher's Choice grids so you can create additional CCVCC word-scramble activities of your own.
- Pairs naturally with the rest of the CCVCC level as it's built out.
Downloadable resource
After purchasing CCVCC Word Scrambles, you'll receive the printable resource as a digital download.
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