CVC Syllable Word List Foundational Syllable Decoding Screener
CVC Syllable Word List
30 Nonsense Words
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CVC Closed Syllable Pattern: Single vowel locked between an initial and final consonant. The vowel makes its short sound (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ).
C-V-C Rule
READ HORIZONTALLY ACROSS ROWS 1 POINT PER WORD
01 bav
02 dax
03 mab
04 paf
05 vab
06 zad
07 beb
08 deg
09 fev
10 jep
11 mef
12 veb
13 bif
14 fip
15 kib
16 mip
17 piv
18 zib
19 bof
20 dop
21 fom
22 gop
23 loz
24 zot
25 bup
26 duf
27 jup
28 mup
29 vub
30 zut
Diagnostic Scoring & Analysis
Score: ____ / 30
Accuracy: ____ %
Time: ____ sec
Mastery Benchmark
Mastery: 28–30 (93%+)
Instructional: 24–27 (80%–90%)
Needs Support: < 24 (< 80%)
Observed Error Patterns
Initial consonant substitution Vowel sound distortion Final consonant omitted
Decoding Strategy
Automatic whole-word blend Segmented sound-by-sound Letter naming instead of sounds
Closed Syllable Word List Syllable Type 1 Decoding Screener
Closed Syllable Word List
30 Nonsense Words
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Closed Syllable Pattern: Single vowel followed by one or more consonants. The vowel makes its short sound (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ). Includes initial & final blends.
CCVC / CVCC / CCVCC
READ HORIZONTALLY ACROSS ROWS 1 POINT PER WORD
01 blant
02 creck
03 drist
04 flosp
05 glund
06 pliff
07 skemp
08 strog
09 trund
10 snelt
11 bremp
12 clisp
13 fraft
14 grusk
15 pront
16 smeb
17 spret
18 strimp
19 swuff
20 twelk
21 blomp
22 clest
23 drant
24 flep
25 glisp
26 prund
27 skaff
28 sprom
29 stren
30 trelk
Diagnostic Scoring & Analysis
Score: ____ / 30
Accuracy: ____ %
Time: ____ sec
Mastery Benchmark
Mastery: 28–30 (93%+)
Instructional: 24–27 (80%–90%)
Needs Support: < 24 (< 80%)
Observed Error Patterns
Initial blend dropped/split Final blend omitted Short vowel substitution
Decoding Strategy
Automatic whole-word blend Sound-by-sound then blended Prolonged hesitation / stalled
CVCe Syllable Word List Syllable Type 2 Decoding Screener
CVCe Syllable Word List
30 Nonsense Words
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CVCe (Silent e) Pattern: One vowel followed by one consonant and final silent 'e'. The final 'e' is silent and signals the first vowel to say its long sound (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū).
V-C-e Rule
READ HORIZONTALLY ACROSS ROWS 1 POINT PER WORD
01 dape
02 gake
03 hape
04 jave
05 pake
06 zabe
07 sede
08 weme
09 zebe
10 peve
11 dete
12 meve
13 bipe
14 dipe
15 fike
16 kide
17 lipe
18 mipe
19 bope
20 doke
21 fome
22 gobe
23 lofe
24 zoke
25 cupe
26 dube
27 mupe
28 pufe
29 vume
30 zute
Diagnostic Scoring & Analysis
Score: ____ / 30
Accuracy: ____ %
Time: ____ sec
Mastery Benchmark
Mastery: 28–30 (93%+)
Instructional: 24–27 (80%–90%)
Needs Support: < 24 (< 80%)
Observed Error Patterns
Read with short vowel (ignored 'e') Pronounced final 'e' as separate vowel Hard/soft consonant confusion (c/g)
Decoding Strategy
Immediate long vowel recognition Self-corrected short to long vowel Stalled on silent marker
Open Syllable Word List Syllable Type 3 Decoding Screener
Open Syllable Word List
30 Nonsense Words
Student:
Date:
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Open Syllable Pattern: Syllable ends with a single vowel unblocked by a consonant. The vowel is left open to make its long sound (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū).
CV / CCV Rule
READ HORIZONTALLY ACROSS ROWS 1 POINT PER WORD
01 ba
02 da
03 va
04 za
05 kla
06 sla
07 fe
08 je
09 pe
10 ze
11 ble
12 tre
13 fi
14 ki
15 vi
16 zi
17 bli
18 dri
19 sli
20 sti
21 bo
22 fo
23 vo
24 zo
25 cro
26 flo
27 smo
28 tro
29 cru
30 dru
Diagnostic Scoring & Analysis
Score: ____ / 30
Accuracy: ____ %
Time: ____ sec
Mastery Benchmark
Mastery: 28–30 (93%+)
Instructional: 24–27 (80%–90%)
Needs Support: < 24 (< 80%)
Observed Error Patterns
Assigned short vowel sound (closed bias) Appended phantom consonant (e.g. bat) Blend articulation error
Decoding Strategy
Fluent long vowel production Sounded short then flipped to long Unsure of vowel ending
