CVCC, CCVC, CVCe and Bossy R

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What does CVCC stand for?

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CVCC stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Consonant, a type of word structure where a vowel is followed by two consonants.

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Give an example of a CVCC word.

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An example of a CVCC word is 'band'.

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What does CCVC stand for?

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CCVC stands for Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, a type of word structure where two consonants come before a vowel.

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Give an example of a CCVC word.

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An example of a CCVC word is 'frog'.

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What does CVCe stand for?

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CVCe stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent e, a word structure where a vowel is followed by a consonant and ends with a silent 'e'.

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Give an example of a CVCe word.

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An example of a CVCe word is 'cake'.

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What is a Bossy R?

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A Bossy R is when the letter 'r' follows a vowel and changes the sound of the vowel.

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Give an example of a Bossy R word.

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An example of a Bossy R word is 'car'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'a' in a Bossy R word?

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In a Bossy R word like 'car', the 'a' sounds like 'ar'.

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What is the sound of the letter 'e' in a CVCe word?

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In a CVCe word like 'cake', the 'e' is silent and the 'a' sounds like 'ay'.