Teaching all four short vowel levels? Get CVC, CCVC, CVCC and CCVCC for $9.99 in the Short Vowel Word Scrambles Bundle and save $5.97.
See CVC Word Scrambles in action
One purchase, two ways to use it: a printable PDF for the board or the table, and an interactive game for the whiteboard, tablet or phone.
Choose sets or single wordsTwo-team relay on the whiteboardOne player at their own paceTick to check: a point for every letterResults and words to practiseWorks on phones and tablets
What is CVC Word Scrambles?
Children hear a word, look at the picture and slide the scrambled letters into the right order. The picture shows a cat, the letters are t · c · a: can they build cat?
They have to listen to every sound and check each letter, so it builds spelling and decoding together. When the word is right it turns green, every letter placed right first time scores a point, and the word is read aloud.
Two formats in one package
📄 Printable & projectable PDF
Show it on the interactive whiteboard or print it for small groups.
Level 1: picture and scrambled letter clues.
Level 2: picture clues only, for an extra challenge.
Two teams on every slide, a Master Card listing every set, and blank Teacher's Choice grids for your own words.
🎮 Interactive game
Play in the classroom or at home, on the whiteboard, a computer, a tablet or a phone.
Two teams: a relay on the whiteboard with the picture in the middle. Both teams build the same word, and the first team to finish gets a bonus point.
One player: one word at a time, with gentle feedback and no timer.
A results page shows the points, the words right first time and the words to practise.
56 CVC words in 14 sets: two sets for each short vowel (a, e, i, o, u), plus four mixed sets.
Two listening modes:Listen & Make says the sounds, then the word (c… a… t… cat); Hear the Word says the whole word twice. A buzzer tells children when to start.
Slide or tap the letters into place, then tick to check: green for correct, red to try again.
Choose your words from the Master Card: whole sets, or single words from across the sets, in order or mixed up.
Points on screen for every letter placed right first time (up to 3 a word), and a results page with the words to practise.
Mute button for quiet rooms, or to play it as a picture-only puzzle.
Bright clay-style pictures children love, on the whiteboard, computers, tablets and phones.
🔴 Good to know: the first letter of every CVC word is shown in red, matching the rest of the Phonics Playmakers CVC resources.
Digital access
After purchasing CVC Word Scrambles Interactive Games, you’ll download the PDF and receive access to the interactive game through the Phonics Playmakers website.
Checkout is handled securely by Lemon Squeezy. After purchase you’ll receive the PDF, a Play Now guide and your personal licence key. Enter the key once on each device to unlock the game. Each key works on up to 3 devices. The game is also included in the All Access Membership.
CVC Word Families Decodable Reader
A 51-page decodable reader that groups CVC words by word family, building from single words to full sentences.
