VCV Rules
V-CV 75%
VC-V 25%
Mixed V-CV and
VC-V
Miscellaneous
100

What does VCV stand for?

Vowel Consonant Vowel

100

item

i - tem

100

cabin

cab - in 

100

zero

ze - ro

100

What is the first syllable in a V-CV word?

first syllable is an opened syllable

200

V - CV follows what percentage rule?

25% or 75%

75%

200

robot

ro - bot

200

valid

val - id

200

siren

si - ren

200

What is the first syllable in a VC-V word?

the first syllable is a closed syllable

300

VC - V follows what percentage rule?

25% or 75%

25%

300

bonus

bo - nus

300

honest

hon - est

300

pupil

pu - pil

300

What is the first syllable in the 25% rule?

closed syllable

VC-V

400

Which word goes with which pattern/percent?

V-CV (75%).    VC-V (25%)

credit

lilac


credit - VC-V (25%)

lilac - V-CV (75%)

400
raven

ra - ven


400

vanish

van - ish

400

polish

pol - ish

400

What is the first syllable in a 75% rule?

opened syllable

V-CV

500
Make the nonsense word into BOTH a 75% and 25% pattern.

ZOVANG

ZO - VANG (75%)

ZOV - ANG (25%)

500

virus

vi - rus

500

present

pres - ent

500

frolic

frol - ic

500

Every syllable or word MUST have ___________.

a talking vowel