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.

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

X
Y
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1W # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# O # # # # # # # # # # # # #
3Y N L # # # # # # # # # # # #
4A E # E # # # # # # # # # # #
5D R # # B E C O M E # # # # #
6O I # # # I # # # # E T # # D
7T S I L C Y C # # # L N # # N
8# # # A # Y Y Y # # C E # # E
9# # D # C # C # C # Y R # # F
10# E # L # # L # # L C A # # E
11T P O L I C E # # D E P E N D
12# N E C # E T A L E R I V A L
13E # # R E # # # # # # # # # #
14# # # # I A L E R T # # # # #
15# # # # # L N # M A R I N E #
Word X Y Direction
ALERT  614e
BECOME  55e
BELOW  55nw
BICYCLE  88se
CADET  57sw
CYCLE  77s
CYCLIST  77w
CYCLONE  77sw
DEFEND  1511n
DEPEND  1111e
MARINE  915e
OCEAN  311se
PARENT  1211n
PERIL  211se
POLICE  311e
RECYCLE  1111n
RELATE  1112w
RIVAL  1112e
SIREN  27n
TODAY  17n