V Words for Kids

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The letter V makes a buzzing sound created by pressing your top teeth against your bottom lip in words like van, very, and voice. V is less common than many consonants but appears in important everyday words. This collection of V words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.

V Sight Words – Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
— — very — — —
Pre-K
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Kindergarten
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1st Grade
very
2nd Grade
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3rd Grade
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Nouns
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V Sight Words – Fry List

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very — voice value
verb
visit
voice		 valley
verb
village
visit
vowel
First 100
very
Second 100
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Third 100
voice
Fourth 100
value, verb, visit, voice
Fifth 100
valley, verb, village, visit, vowel

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CVC Words with V

These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature V as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern. Note that V rarely appears at the end of English words.

Short A words
van vat
Short E words
vent vest vet
Short I words
vim vivid
Short O words
volt vomit
Short U words
vulture

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CVCe Words with V (Magic E)

These long vowel words feature V as the beginning or ending consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name. Many common words end in -VE.

Long A words
vane vase brave cave crave gave grave pave rave save shave slave wave
Long I words
vine vibe vile dive drive five give hive jive live rive strive thrive
Long O words
vote clove cove dove drove grove love move prove rove shove stove wove
Long U words
valve

More Common V Words

Here are more useful V words organized by category to help expand vocabulary.

Action Words (Verbs)
value vanish vary verify view visit volunteer vote
Naming Words (Nouns)
vacation valley value van variety vegetable vehicle verb verse version vet victory video view village vine violin virus vision visitor voice volcano volume vowel
Describing Words (Adjectives)
vacant vague valid valuable various vast verbal vertical very violent visible visual vital vivid

V Words for Kids by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6
First V Words: van, vet, very
First Nouns: van, vase, vegetable, vest, vet, vine, violin

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8
Sight Words: very
CVCe Words: vane, vase, vine, vote, brave, cave, gave, save, wave, dive, five, give, hive, live, dove, love, move, stove
Common Words: van, vat, vent, vest, vet, visit, voice
Vocabulary: vowel, vacation, valley, vegetable, village — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →

3rd Grade

Ages 8-9
Sight Words: voice
Common Words: vacation, valley, value, van, variety, vegetable, vehicle, verb, verse, version, vet, victory, video, view, village, vine, violin, virus, vision, visitor, voice, volcano, volume, vowel
Vocabulary: verse, variety, victory, visual, vocabulary — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: value, verb, visit, voice
Vocabulary: valid, variable, viewpoint, vivid, volcano, volume — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Sight Words: valley, verb, village, visit, vowel
Advanced Words: vacant, vague, valuable, various, vast, verbal, vertical, violent, visible, visual, vital
Vocabulary: validity, verbal irony, verify, voice — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →