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.

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

X
Y
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1# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # O C E A N # # # # # # # #
3# # # # Y A D O T # # # # # #
4L A V I R # # # S I R E N # #
5D N E P E D # # I # # # T # #
6E # # E C L # # L # # E # # #
7F # # R Y # C # C # D # # # #
8E # # I C # # Y Y A # # # # #
9N T T L L # # # C Y C L E # #
10D # A R E # # # Y I # # # # #
11# # # L E E M O C E B E L O W
12# # # # E L # # L # # # # # #
13# # T N E R A P O L I C E # #
14# # # # # # # # N # # # # # #
15M A R I N E # # E # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ALERT  713nw
BECOME  1111w
BELOW  1111e
BICYCLE  88nw
CADET  99ne
CYCLE  99e
CYCLIST  99n
CYCLONE  99s
DEFEND  15s
DEPEND  55w
MARINE  115e
OCEAN  32e
PARENT  813w
PERIL  45s
POLICE  913e
RECYCLE  55s
RELATE  613nw
RIVAL  54w
SIREN  94e
TODAY  93w