VCV Spelling Pattern

ALERT
BECOME
BELOW
BICYCLE
CADET
CYCLE
CYCLIST
CYCLONE
DEFEND
DEPEND
MARINE
OCEAN
PARENT
PERIL
POLICE
RECYCLE
RELATE
RIVAL
SIREN
TODAY

When you are reading words with the VCV pattern, if you divide the word after the first vowel as in ba-con, the vowel is pronounced with the long sound. If you divide a VCV patterned word after the consonant as in pres-ent, the vowel is pronounced with the short vowel sound.

Try to find all 20 words on this board.

N C T O D A Y U K X W Z I S W
G C R S I R E N R Y Q T L O C
H D Z J I P T C T K O P L I D
R C J M E L V Y E V P E V H Z
V S V G E N C K D T B H J T Y
K R G E I W I Y A I R E F N O
G F H T D F M R C C H E S E Q
X Q A A N V Q Y A Y M W L R O
G O J L E G C M D M C N Z A V
L I R E P L E Z U A P L K P G
V T R R E C Y C L E H K O B F
T Y Q I D E F E N D A L C N J
T R X V B E C O M E I Z E X E
Y U O A J S R Q M C V M A H C
W K O L B I M E E H D W N F K
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Answer Key for VCV Spelling Pattern

X
Y
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1# # T O D A Y # # # # # # # W
2# # # S I R E N # # # # # O #
3# # # # I # # # T # # # L # #
4# # # # E L # # E # # E # # #
5# # # # # N C # D T B # # T #
6# # # E # # I Y A I R # # N #
7# # # T D # # R C # # E # E #
8# # # A N # # Y A Y # # L R #
9# # # L E # C # # M C # # A #
10L I R E P L # # # # # L # P #
11# # # R E C Y C L E # # O # #
12# # # I D E F E N D # L C N #
13# # # V B E C O M E I # E # E
14# # # A # # # # # C # # A # #
15# # # L # # # # E # # # N # #
Word X Y Direction
ALERT  149nw
BECOME  513e
BELOW  115ne
BICYCLE  88sw
CADET  97n
CYCLE  97sw
CYCLIST  97nw
CYCLONE  97se
DEFEND  512e
DEPEND  511n
MARINE  109nw
OCEAN  1311s
PARENT  1410n
PERIL  510w
POLICE  1311sw
RECYCLE  511e
RELATE  411n
RIVAL  411s
SIREN  42e
TODAY  31e