Which term corresponds to the sequence of letters representing 'consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant'?

Which term corresponds to the sequence of letters representing 'consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant'?

• A. CVVC
• B. CVCe
• C. Consonant Digraph
• D. R-Controlled Vowels

Answer: (A)

In phonics, we label letter patterns with C for consonant and V for vowel to describe how a word is built. The sequence consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant is abbreviated as CVVC. This means a word starts with one consonant, followed by two vowels in a row, and ends with a consonant. A common example is “book”: B (consonant) + oo (two vowels) + k (consonant), which fits the CVVC pattern. Other terms describe different structures: CVCe refers to a pattern with a final silent e that often changes the vowel sound; a consonant digraph is two consonants together that make one sound (like “sh”); and R-controlled vowels refer to vowels whose sounds are altered by an following r (as in “car”).

In phonics, we label letter patterns with C for consonant and V for vowel to describe how a word is built. The sequence consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant is abbreviated as CVVC. This means a word starts with one consonant, followed by two vowels in a row, and ends with a consonant. A common example is “book”: B (consonant) + oo (two vowels) + k (consonant), which fits the CVVC pattern. Other terms describe different structures: CVCe refers to a pattern with a final silent e that often changes the vowel sound; a consonant digraph is two consonants together that make one sound (like “sh”); and R-controlled vowels refer to vowels whose sounds are altered by an following r (as in “car”).