Grade 1 English Language Arts · CVC Words

Grade 1 CVC Words Practice Test

Build early decoding skills with five 10-question practice tests covering CVC patterns, short vowels, blending, word families, and sound changes.

CVC Words Practice Tests

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.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing CVC word patterns
  • Reading short vowel sounds in closed syllables
  • Blending and segmenting three-sound words
  • Recognizing common CVC word families
  • Changing beginning, middle, and ending sounds

How to use these practice tests

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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Grade 1 CVC Words Practice Tests

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.

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Correct 0
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Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -at word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is bat.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Bat ends with the -at pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is bat.

Bat ends with the -at pattern.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -an word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is fan.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Fan ends with the -an pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is fan.

Fan ends with the -an pattern.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -ig word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is dig.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Dig ends with the -ig pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is dig.

Dig ends with the -ig pattern.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -op word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is mop.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Mop ends with the -op pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is mop.

Mop ends with the -op pattern.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word belongs to the -ug word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is bug.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Bug ends with the -ug pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is bug.

Bug ends with the -ug pattern.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with cat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is hat.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Cat and hat share the -at word family.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is hat.

Cat and hat share the -at word family.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with bed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is red.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Bed and red share the -ed pattern and sound.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is red.

Bed and red share the -ed pattern and sound.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with pig?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is wig.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Pig and wig share the -ig pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is wig.

Pig and wig share the -ig pattern.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with hot?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is pot.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Hot and pot share the -ot pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is pot.

Hot and pot share the -ot pattern.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word rhymes with sun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is run.

  1. Look at the word: Notice the first consonant, middle vowel, and final consonant.
  2. Blend or segment the sounds: Sun and run share the -un pattern.
  3. Check the word: The correct choice is run.

Sun and run share the -un pattern.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 1 CVC words

What is a CVC word?

A CVC word has a consonant, vowel, consonant pattern, such as cat, bed, pig, hot, or sun. CVC words usually use short vowel sounds.

How many questions are in each practice test?

Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions. The complete page includes five mini tests and 50 questions in total.

How can students practice CVC words?

Have students say each sound, blend the sounds, build the word with letter cards, and change one letter to make a new word.