CVC Words Worksheet

CVC Words Practice Worksheet (Extended Version)

Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Class: ____________________________


Part A: Read, Trace, and Write

Trace each word, then write it by yourself.

TraceWrite
cat__________
hat__________
mat__________
dog__________
log__________
pig__________
wig__________
sun__________
run__________
bed__________
red__________
pen__________
hen__________
jam__________
van__________
net__________
lip__________
rug__________
mop__________
top__________

Part B: Fill in the Missing Vowel

Complete each CVC word.

  1. c _ t
  2. h _ t
  3. m _ t
  4. d _ g
  5. l _ g
  6. p _ g
  7. w _ g
  8. s _ n
  9. r _ n
  10. b _ d
  11. r _ d
  12. p _ n
  13. h _ n
  14. j _ m
  15. v _ n
  16. n _ t
  17. l _ p
  18. r _ g
  19. m _ p
  20. t _ p

Part C: Fill in the Missing Beginning Letter

  1. _ at
  2. _ og
  3. _ ig
  4. _ un
  5. _ ed
  6. _ en
  7. _ am
  8. _ an
  9. _ op
  10. _ ug

Part D: Fill in the Missing Ending Letter

  1. ca _
  2. do _
  3. pi _
  4. su _
  5. be _
  6. pe _
  7. ja _
  8. va _
  9. mo _
  10. ru _

Part E: Circle the Correct Word

  1. 🐱 cat / dog
  2. 🐶 dog / bed
  3. 🐷 pig / hat
  4. ☀️ sun / pen
  5. 🎩 hat / run
  6. 🛏️ bed / jam
  7. 🚐 van / rug
  8. 🖊️ pen / top
  9. 🐔 hen / lip
  10. 🕸️ net / dog

Part F: Word Families

-AT Family

Write three words:

-AN Family

-IG Family

-OP Family


Part G: Match the Rhyming Words

Column AColumn B
catred
dogwig
pighat
bedlog
penhen

Part H: Unscramble the Words

  1. tac → __________
  2. god → __________
  3. gip → __________
  4. nus → __________
  5. deb → __________
  6. nep → __________
  7. neh → __________
  8. mav → __________
  9. gom → __________
  10. pot → __________

Part I: Choose the Correct Word

  1. A cat says:
    • meow
    • bark
  2. A dog says:
    • bark
    • quack
  3. You sleep on a:
    • bed
    • rug
  4. You write with a:
    • pen
    • hat
  5. A hen is a:
    • bird
    • car

Part J: Write the CVC Word

Write the correct word for each picture clue.

🐱 __________

🐶 __________

🐷 __________

☀️ __________

🎩 __________

🛏️ __________

🐔 __________

🖊️ __________

🚐 __________

🕸️ __________


Part K: Read and Draw

Read the word and draw a simple picture.

  1. cat ________________________
  2. dog ________________________
  3. pig ________________________
  4. sun ________________________
  5. hat ________________________
  6. bed ________________________
  7. pen ________________________
  8. van ________________________

Part L: Sentence Practice

Read and copy the sentence.

  1. The cat is on the mat.
  2. The dog can run.
  3. The pig is big.
  4. The sun is hot.
  5. The hen is red.

Part M: Challenge Section

Write a CVC word for each vowel.

Short A


Short E


Short I


Short O


Short U



Activity

Create five new CVC words.

CVC Words Practice Worksheet – Answer Key

Part A: Read, Trace, and Write

(Students copy the words.)

cat, hat, mat, dog, log, pig, wig, sun, run, bed, red, pen, hen, jam, van, net, lip, rug, mop, top


Part B: Fill in the Missing Vowel

  1. cat → a
  2. hat → a
  3. mat → a
  4. dog → o
  5. log → o
  6. pig → i
  7. wig → i
  8. sun → u
  9. run → u
  10. bed → e
  11. red → e
  12. pen → e
  13. hen → e
  14. jam → a
  15. van → a
  16. net → e
  17. lip → i
  18. rug → u
  19. mop → o
  20. top → o

Part C: Fill in the Missing Beginning Letter

Possible answers:

  1. cat
  2. dog
  3. pig
  4. sun
  5. bed
  6. pen
  7. jam
  8. van
  9. mop
  10. rug

Part D: Fill in the Missing Ending Letter

  1. cat → t
  2. dog → g
  3. pig → g
  4. sun → n
  5. bed → d
  6. pen → n
  7. jam → m
  8. van → n
  9. mop → p
  10. rug → g

Part E: Circle the Correct Word

  1. 🐱 → cat
  2. 🐶 → dog
  3. 🐷 → pig
  4. ☀️ → sun
  5. 🎩 → hat
  6. 🛏️ → bed
  7. 🚐 → van
  8. 🖊️ → pen
  9. 🐔 → hen
  10. 🕸️ → net

Part F: Word Families

-AT Family

  • cat
  • hat
  • rat

-AN Family

  • van
  • fan
  • man

-IG Family

  • pig
  • wig
  • dig

-OP Family

  • mop
  • top
  • hop

(Other valid answers are acceptable.)


Part G: Match the Rhyming Words

  • cat → hat
  • dog → log
  • pig → wig
  • bed → red
  • pen → hen

Part H: Unscramble the Words

  1. tac → cat
  2. god → dog
  3. gip → pig
  4. nus → sun
  5. deb → bed
  6. nep → pen
  7. neh → hen
  8. mav → van
  9. gom → mop
  10. pot → top

Part I: Choose the Correct Word

  1. A cat says → meow
  2. A dog says → bark
  3. You sleep on a → bed
  4. You write with a → pen
  5. A hen is a → bird

Part J: Write the CVC Word

🐱 → cat

🐶 → dog

🐷 → pig

☀️ → sun

🎩 → hat

🛏️ → bed

🐔 → hen

🖊️ → pen

🚐 → van

🕸️ → net


Part K: Read and Draw

Students draw pictures for:

  1. cat
  2. dog
  3. pig
  4. sun
  5. hat
  6. bed
  7. pen
  8. van

Part L: Sentence Practice

Students copy:

  1. The cat is on the mat.
  2. The dog can run.
  3. The pig is big.
  4. The sun is hot.
  5. The hen is red.

Part M: Challenge Section

Short A

cat

Short E

bed

Short I

pig

Short O

dog

Short U

sun

(Any correct CVC word using the target vowel is acceptable.)


Bonus Activity

Sample answers:

hop

cat

dog

pen

rug