Given the three regular CVC words pit, pot, and hill, which word is different from the others and why?

Given the three regular CVC words pit, pot, and hill, which word is different from the others and why?

• A. Pit
• B. Pot
• C. Hill
• D. Pat

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is recognizing basic word patterns by counting consonants and vowels. Pit, pot, and pat all follow the simple CVC pattern: a consonant, then a vowel, then a single consonant at the end. Hill breaks this pattern because it ends with two consonants in a row after the vowel, forming a CVCC pattern. That extra final consonant cluster is what sets hill apart from the others.

The idea being tested is recognizing basic word patterns by counting consonants and vowels. Pit, pot, and pat all follow the simple CVC pattern: a consonant, then a vowel, then a single consonant at the end. Hill breaks this pattern because it ends with two consonants in a row after the vowel, forming a CVCC pattern. That extra final consonant cluster is what sets hill apart from the others.