CVC Words — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. gum
2. cot
3. jab
4. fin
5. pod
6. wax
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I like to chew gum after lunch.
Chewing gum after a meal is something many people do, and gum is the soft, chewy treat made for chewing.
2. A fish uses its fin to swim.
Fish push themselves through the water with the thin, flat part on their body called a fin.
3. The baby sleeps on a small cot.
Babies need a small, narrow bed that is just their size, and that little bed is called a cot.
4. Peas grow inside a green pod.
Peas grow lined up inside a long green case called a pod, which holds and protects the seeds.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word gum ends with the sound /m/.
True False
True. The last letter in gum is m, which makes the /m/ sound at the end of the word.
2. The word wax has four letters.
True False
False. The word wax has only three letters: w, a, and x.
3. The word jab rhymes with the word cab.
True False
True. Jab and cab both end with the same -ab sound, which is what makes two words rhyme.