CVC Word Scrambles
A two-team scramble race that gives children repeated practice recognising, organising and reading CVC words.
How it works
A Master Card lines up every target word by sound, 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 CVC Word Scrambles?
CVC Word Scrambles gives children repeated opportunities to practise recognising, organising and reading CVC words. The game uses 56 CVC words across short a, e, i, o and u sounds, with additional 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 about the sounds they hear, organise the letters and build the word — then read the completed CVC word aloud.
Why teachers use it
- 56 CVC words across short a, e, i, o and u sounds, plus mixed sets for extra variety.
- Two levels of challenge using the same words, so children build confidence before working with fewer clues.
- 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 CVC word-scramble activities of your own.
- Encourages children to say the word aloud as they build it, and sound it out once it's complete.
- Pairs naturally with the CVC Word Builder, CVC Spin Game, CVC Toolkit and CVC Quick-Fire Team Relay.
Downloadable resource
After purchasing CVC Word Scrambles, you'll receive the printable resource as a digital download.
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