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.

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

X
Y
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1R # # L # # # # D # # # # # S
2E # # A # # # N # E A # # I #
3L # # V # # E # # # F L R # #
4A # # I # P E R I L # E E # #
5T # Y R E C Y C L E N # N R #
6E # A D # L A # # # E # # D T
7# # D # # # C D # # M # # # #
8# # O # # # # Y E # O # # # #
9E # T S I L C Y C T C # # # #
10# C # # # # E Y # I E # # # #
11# # I # # N C # # # B E L O W
12# # # L I L # # # # # # # # #
13# # # R O C E A N # # # # # #
14# # A N # P A R E N T # # # #
15# M E # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ALERT  112se
BECOME  1111n
BELOW  1111e
BICYCLE  88nw
CADET  65se
CYCLE  99nw
CYCLIST  99w
CYCLONE  99sw
DEFEND  91se
DEPEND  55ne
MARINE  215ne
OCEAN  513e
PARENT  614e
PERIL  64e
POLICE  513nw
RECYCLE  55e
RELATE  11s
RIVAL  45n
SIREN  151sw
TODAY  39n