CVCC Word Scrambles
A two-team scramble race that gives children repeated practice building and reading words with a final consonant cluster.
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 CVCC Word Scrambles?
CVCC Word Scrambles builds on CVC word-building skills by giving children repeated opportunities to organise, decode and read words with a final consonant cluster — the extra consonant sound at the end of words like hand or tent. The game uses 48 CVCC 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 — including the extra sound at the end — organise the letters and build the word, then read the completed CVCC word aloud.
Why teachers use it
- 48 CVCC 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.
- Targets final consonant clusters specifically — the step up from simple CVC words.
- 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 CVCC word-scramble activities of your own.
- Pairs naturally with the rest of the CVCC level as it's built out.
Downloadable resource
After purchasing CVCC Word Scrambles, you'll receive the printable resource as a digital download.
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