CVC Words — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word does NOT belong in the -ig word family?
A) dig
B) wig
C) jig
D) jug
Jug ends with -ug, not -ig. Words in the -ig family end the same way, like dig, pig, and wig.
2. If you change the first letter of yam to r, what do you get?
A) rum
B) rim
C) ram
D) rom
Swapping the y in yam for an r gives you ram. The -am ending stays the same.
3. How many sounds does the word dab have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Dab has exactly three sounds: /d/, /a/, /b/. Each letter makes one sound in this CVC word.
4. Which CVC word means a groove in a road?
A) rut
B) rot
C) rat
D) rit
A rut is a deep groove or track worn into a dirt road by wheels rolling over it again and again.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The words vat, bat, and mat all belong to the -at word family.
Vat, bat, and mat all end with -at. Words that share the same ending belong to the same word family.
2. Change the first letter of peg to l to make the word leg.
Swapping the p in peg for an l gives you leg. Both words share the -eg ending.
3. A CVC word that means to move fast is run.
Run means to move your legs quickly to go fast. It is a CVC word: r-u-n.
4. The middle sound in the word cob is /o/.
Cob has three sounds: /k/, /o/, /b/. The middle sound is the short o vowel.
5. Change the last letter of gum to t to make the word gut.
Swapping the m in gum for a t gives you gut. The gu- beginning stays the same.