CVC & CCVC

Word Families
Reading Comprehension

Lavinia Pop
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Introduction
About this book:
This book contains a set of word family worksheets for beginning and struggling
readers to help develop reading comprehension. The passages include sight words
and a variety of CVC and CCVC from the focus word family.

Directions for use:

Children read the short passage and then answer the 2 questions at the bottom
of each page by colouring the correct circle.

Happy Teaching :)
Word Families Included
ab
ad
ag
am
an
ap
at
ed
en
et
id
ig
in
ip
it
ob
og
op
ot
ub
ug
um
un
ut
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ab
Ken got a cab to the lab.
Tim was at the lab. “Ken! See
the crab!” Tim said and gave
Ken a jab. Ken did not like the
jab. “I have a scab! Do not jab
me!” Ken said.

How did Ken get to the lab?

in a cab
in a jet

What did Tim give Ken?

a hug
a jab
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ad
Brad’s dad had a red pad. It
was a fad to have a red pad. Brad
got a pen and put dots on the pad.
Brad’s dad was not glad! Brad’s dad
was mad! “Brad, my lad! Do not do
that!” Brad’s dad said. “O.K. dad,”
Brad said.

Who had a red pad?

Brad
Brad’s dad

What did Brad put on the pad?

spots
dots
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 ag
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I saw a stag with a red

bag. “Look at my bag!” the
stag bragged. “It has a yellow
tag! It has a green flag too!”
“Do not brag about your bag!”
I said to the stag.

What color was the stag’s bag?

red
yellow

What color was the flag?

green
red
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am
Pam has a big ham. Pam
likes ham with jam. Pam will not
eat ham with yams. Pam looks
for the jam. The jam is not
there. The ram has Pam’s jam.
Pam is mad. Pam wants her jam.

Pam likes ham with...

jam
yams

Who has Pam’s jam?

the yams
the ram
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an
Dan ran to see Gran.
Gran had a plan and got a
pan. Gran put milk and bran in
the pan. “Yum!” said Dan. “I like
hot milk and bran!”

Who did Dan run to see?

Gran
Bran

What did Gran put in the pan?

milk
milk and bran
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 ap
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Pap has a map in his cap.

Pap gets the map and puts it in
his lap. Pap taps his pen. Tap.
Tap. Tap. “Is this map a trap?”
Pap folds the map and has a
nap.

What does Pap have in his cap?

a map
a trap

What does Pap do in the end?

folds the map

has a nap
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at
Pat is a brat! He sat on
the cat! He sat on Matt’s hat
and it got flat! Matt was mad.
Matt got the fat rat. The fat
rat ran to get Pat. Scat! Pat
went and sat on the mat.

Who is a brat?

Pat
the cat

Who was mad?

Matt
the rat
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ed
Ned led Ted to the shed.
Ned had a red sled. Ned and
Ted got the sled and went up
the hill. Ned and Ted sled down
the hill on the red sled. It was
fun!

What was in the shed?

a hill
a sled

What color was the sled?

red
pink
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en
The hen is in the pen. The
pen has a gap! Oh no! The hen
got out of the pen! Run and
get the hen! Get the men to fix
the pen so we can put the hen
in.

Where was the hen?

in the house
in the pen

How did the hen get out?

through the gap

she flew out
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et
The jet is set to go! Bret
is not here yet! Let me go and
get Bret! I ran to get Bret. I
met him at the vet with his pet
that was wet. “Let’s go Bret!
The jet is set to go!”

Where was Bret?

on the jet
at the vet?

Do you think Bret will leave his pet to get on the jet?

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id
“Where did you put the
lid?” asked the kid. “I got rid of
the lid. It was too big for the
box and it slid off. We will get
a new lid.” Sid said.

treasure
Why did Sid get rid of the lid?
box
it was too big
it was too small

What is in the box?

presents
treasure
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ig
Dan has a big pig. The
big pig likes to dig in the mud
and roll in it. “Do not dig in the
mud!” says Dan. “Come and eat
this fig!” The pig gets out of
the mud and eats the fig.

Where does the pig like to dig?

in the fig
in the mud

What does Dan give the pig?

a fig
a wig
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in
Pam is Don’s twin. She went
to help Don win a game. Don said,
“Put the tin in the bin. Put the can
in the bin! Do not put the pin in
the bin!” Pam put the tin and can
in the bin, but not the pin. Pam
thinks that they will win!

What should go in the bin?

the tin
the pin

What should not go in the bin?

the can
the pin
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ip
Kip went on a trip. When
he got off the plane, Kip hit his
hip and bit his lip. “W hat a trip!”
said Kip. Kip went to sit, but did
not see the peel. He did a skip
and a flip and fell. “I do not like
this trip!” Kip said.

Where did Kip go?

on a trip
home

What did Kip hit?

his lip
his hip
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it
Brit fell in a pit. She did
not like it a bit! “Help! Get the
kit!” said Brit. Dan ran and got
the kit. He got Brit out of the
pit and put a band where she
was hit.

What did Brit fall in?

a kit
a pit

What did Dan run to get?

the kit
the pit
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ob
Bob got a new job. He
had to sell corn on a cob to the
mob. The mob did not like Bob’s
corn on the cob. Bob began to
sob. “Do not sob,” said the mob.
“Tell your boss to get pizza!”

What did Bob sell?

corn on a cob
pizza in a box

Why did Bob sob?

the mob liked corn on a cob

the mob did not like corn on a cob
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 og
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Tom went for a jog with

his dog in the fog. Tom saw a
frog on a log. Then a hog came
and saw the frog. “Jump, frog!
Go frog!” Tom said. The frog
jumped off the log and hid
from the hog.

Who went for a jog?

Tom
Tim

What did Tom see on the log?

a hog
a frog
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 op
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Nan said, “Stop! Go and

get the mop. There is a big slop
next to the sink!” Tom said, “I will
not stop to wash the slop! I did
not hop with the cup and drop
it! I did not make this slop!”

What did Nan say to get?

the cup
the mop

What was next to the sink?

slop
a mop
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ot
I got a new cot to put in
my tent. Dot the dog put the
hot pot on my cot and got black
spots on it. I did not like that. I
got mad. “Dot! No! Look at the
grot! Go and play!” I said to
Dot the dog.

What is the dog’s name?

Dot
Spot

What did the dog put on the cot?

a hot pot
a dirty pot
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ub
Chub is a cub. He likes to
play in the tub with his yellow
sub. “Chub,” says his mom, “be
sure to rub and scrub! Get all
the grub off!”

Who is Chub?

a mom
a cub

What color is the sub?

yellow
white
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 ug
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Tam has a pug. The pug

dug in the mud. The pug saw a
bug. The pug gave the bug a tug.
The bug was mad and hid in the
mud. The pug was sad and sat on
the rug. Tam gave her pug a hug
and the pug was glad and snug.

What did the pug do?

he hid in the mud

he dug in the mud

What did he find?

a rug
a bug
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um
My mom has gum when
she plays the drum. She has
gum when she does a sum. She
has gum when she sits to hum.
“This is yum!” My mom says.
“Gum is the best!”

What does mom play?

the gum
the drum

What does she have when she does a sum?

a plum
gum
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un
Jun sits on the swing. A
nun has a bun. The nun gives Jun
the bun. Jun eats the bun and
gives a bit to her dog.
It is hot in the sun and Jun
gets a drink. Jun runs with her
dog and they have lots of fun.

Who gives Jun a bun?

a nun
a dog

What is it like in the sun?

hot
fun
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ut
Sam and Jan went in the
hut and shut the door. They sat
on a mat to eat a nut. Jan cut
the nut to make two. She gave
one cut nut to Sam and she ate
the other cut nut.

How many nuts were there?

two
one

What did Jan do to the nut to make two?

she cut it
she ate it
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