Language Arts Grade Six

Unit Fifteen, Lesson Two: VCC Letter Pattern


  1. thick
  2. brick
  3. quick
  4. pride
  5. stride
  6. wide
  7. nutrition
  8. mineral
  9. zinc
  10. retinol
  1. carotene
  2. beta
  3. relaxation
  4. flexibility
  5. stamina
  6. endurance
  7. strength
  8. physical
  9. exercise
  10. athlete
VCC Letter Pattern

Words which contain the VCC letter pattern contain one vowel followed by two consonants. We will look at this pattern primarily at the end of words, but it could also appear at other points within a word. Here are some words containing the VCC letter pattern:


	film		bent		back

	brown		gloss		bulb

	front		moth		calf

There are some three letter words which follow the VCC letter pattern:


	act			art			amp

	egg			elm			elk

	ink			ill			inn

	odd			old			add


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