English Vocabulary · Kindergarten Live Review Preview
Phonics and CVC Words
Phonics teaches children how written letters connect to spoken sounds. Learners begin with consonants and short vowels, then move into consonant blends, digraphs—two letters working together, such as sh—and later vowel teams and diphthongs, in which vowel sounds glide together, such as oi in coin.
A CVC word follows a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, as in cat, bed, and sun. Lessons 1–5 build a short-vowel CVC foundation. Lessons 6–10 use familiar blends, digraphs, consonant clusters, and silent-e extensions so kindergarten learners can keep practising useful decodable words without relying on obscure vocabulary.
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| # | Word | Pattern / part of speech | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | bud | nounshort u · CVC | a small new growth on a plant | A flower grew from the bud. |
| 122 | bug | nounshort u · CVC | a small insect | A tiny bug crawled by. |
| 123 | bun | nounshort u · CVC | a small round bread roll | The burger is in a bun. |
| 124 | bus | nounshort u · CVC | a large road vehicle for many passengers | We ride the bus to school. |
| 125 | but | conjunctionshort u · CVC | a word that shows a difference | I tried but I slipped. |
| 126 | cub | nounshort u · CVC | a young bear or other wild animal | The bear cub followed its mother. |
| 127 | cup | nounshort u · CVC | a small container used for drinking | Fill the cup with milk. |
| 128 | cut | verbshort u · CVC | to divide with something sharp | Cut the paper carefully. |
| 129 | dug | verbshort u · CVC | made a hole in the past | The dog dug in the yard. |
| 130 | fun | nounshort u · CVC | enjoyment or something enjoyable | The game was fun. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Fun in the Sand
Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
Kim dug a small hole in the sand. She put a flower bud beside it and filled a cup with water. It was fun to build a garden, but she did not cut the new plant.
Translation
Reading comprehension
1. What did Kim dig?
Kim dug a small hole.
2. What did she put beside it?
She put a flower bud beside it.
3. Why did she use a cup?
She used a cup to carry water.
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. Fill the ___ with milk.
Answer: cup
2. ___ the paper carefully.
Answer: cut
3. The dog ___ in the yard.
Answer: dug
4. The game was ___.
Answer: fun
5. A flower grew from the ___.
Answer: bud
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Kinder CVC Words Fluency Practice Booklets
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words