Mini Passage

This CVVC mini-passage worksheet helps students strengthen phonics and comprehension skills by identifying vowel team words within connected text. Learners read a short passage, circle all CVVC words-such as creek, beam, clean, trees, and dream-and then answer comprehension questions to demonstrate understanding. Writing five CVVC words from the passage reinforces recognition and encoding skills.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and decoding CVVC vowel team words in connected text
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds close reading skills while connecting phonics to meaning
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonics, fluency, and comprehension in Grades 1, 3, and 4
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports CVVC word identification, vocabulary recognition, and reading comprehension
• Application Type: Integrated reading activity combining phonics analysis with comprehension and writing

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces CVVC vowel teams through repeated exposure in authentic text
• Encourages careful scanning and rereading for accuracy
• Includes comprehension questions to ensure understanding
• Writing component strengthens spelling and word recall
• Ideal for guided reading, literacy centers, or independent practice
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVVC worksheet strengthens early literacy by blending phonics instruction with meaningful reading. By locating CVVC words in a passage, answering comprehension questions, and recording words found, students improve decoding accuracy, fluency, vocabulary awareness, and confidence working with vowel team patterns.

This worksheet is part of our CVVC Patterns Worksheets collection.