Grade 1 English Language Arts · CVC Words
Build early decoding skills with five 10-question practice tests covering CVC patterns, short vowels, blending, word families, and sound changes.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students read and build consonant-vowel-consonant words. Questions cover short vowels, sound blending, sound segmentation, rhyming word families, spelling, and changing one sound at a time. Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Stretch each word, say the sounds, and blend them together. Open the solution after answering, then explain which consonant or vowel created the word.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on CVC words, short vowels, blending, segmenting, and word families.
Choose one answer for each question. Open the solution after answering to see the correct answer and explanation.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is cat.
Blend /c/ /a/ /t/ to read cat.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is hen.
Blend /h/ /e/ /n/ to read hen.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is pig.
Blend /p/ /i/ /g/ to read pig.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is dog.
Blend /d/ /o/ /g/ to read dog.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is /m/ /a/ /p/.
Map can be segmented into /m/, /a/, and /p/.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is /s/ /u/ /n/.
Sun can be segmented into /s/, /u/, and /n/.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is fish.
Fan and fish both begin with the /f/ sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is kid.
Bed and kid both end with the /d/ sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is fox.
Hot and fox both have the short o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is sun.
Bug and sun both have the short u sound.
A CVC word has a consonant, vowel, consonant pattern, such as cat, bed, pig, hot, or sun. CVC words usually use short vowel sounds.
Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions. The complete page includes five mini tests and 50 questions in total.
Have students say each sound, blend the sounds, build the word with letter cards, and change one letter to make a new word.
