Which option is a CVC word?

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Which option is a CVC word?

A CVC word is a short, three-letter word made of a consonant, a short vowel, and another consonant. Dog fits this pattern perfectly: d (consonant) + o (short vowel) + g (consonant) gives a simple three-letter word with a short vowel sound. Read isn’t CVC because it has four letters and includes a vowel pair (ea), which can produce a longer vowel sound, so it doesn’t match the three-letter, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Jump also has four letters, and Smile has five letters, so neither fits the CVC structure.

A CVC word is a short, three-letter word made of a consonant, a short vowel, and another consonant. Dog fits this pattern perfectly: d (consonant) + o (short vowel) + g (consonant) gives a simple three-letter word with a short vowel sound.

Read isn’t CVC because it has four letters and includes a vowel pair (ea), which can produce a longer vowel sound, so it doesn’t match the three-letter, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Jump also has four letters, and Smile has five letters, so neither fits the CVC structure.

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