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CCCVC Words

One syllable words with three consonants before the vowel and one consonant after it. C stands for a consonant sound and V for a vowel sound.

These patterns count sounds, not letters. Catch is CVC because /tʃ/ is one sound, and boat is CVC because /əʊ/ is one vowel.

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