Double Trouble Word List
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Phonics Focus • Short Vowels + Twins
Double Trouble Word List
20 CVCC Target Words
The FLOSS Rule (C-V-CC Pattern)
When a one-syllable word has 1 short vowel followed immediately by f, l, s, or z, we double the final letter! Two letters team up to make one sound (4 letters • 3 sounds).
-ll Family
6 words
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b - e - ll
bell
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h - i - ll
hill
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y - e - ll
yell
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m - i - ll
mill
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d - o - ll
doll
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p - i - ll
pill
-ss Family
6 words
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p - a - ss
pass
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k - i - ss
kiss
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m - i - ss
miss
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h - i - ss
hiss
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f - u - ss
fuss
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m - o - ss
moss
-ff Family
4 words
-zz Family
4 words
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b - u - zz
buzz
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f - i - zz
fizz
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j - a - zz
jazz
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f - u - zz
fuzz
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Sound button: 3 phoneme taps
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Short vowels: /a/, /i/, /u/
Sound-Spelling Map
CVCC words have 4 letters but only 3 phonemes.
b •
e •
ll •
Fluency Checkboxes
Read each word aloud and check off a box per read:
1st Read 2nd Read
Twin Letter Challenge: Complete the Sentences
Pick from the 20 target words above
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Did you hear the loud school ring?
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She gave her sweet little puppy a gentle .
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The big bad wolf gave a mighty !
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We heard a fuzzy honeybee near the garden.
Consonant Doubles: /f/, /l/, /s/, /z/ (FLOSS Rule) • Science of Reading Aligned CVCC Phonics Word List