CVC Words Worksheet – Short e and i
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say the word slowly: h – e – n. Short e is the sound in “bed”; short i is the sound in “pig”. Blend the three sounds and check against the picture.
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- 1.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) h
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) pin (c) fin
- 3.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) pet (c) vet
- 4.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) dig (c) jig
- 5.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) gem (c) pen
- 6.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rip (c) rid
- 7.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) log
- 9.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 10.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) vet (c) wet
- 11.Which word is “web”? (a) hen (b) net (c) web
- 12.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 13.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 14.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bag (c) web
- 15.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) c
- 16.Change the “d” in “dig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) jig (c) dig
- 17.Which word is “pig”? (a) bag (b) log (c) pig
- 18.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) fin (c) bin
- 19.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) b
- 20.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) d
- 21.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 22.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) hut
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) p
- 24.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bat (c) hen
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lit (c) let
- 26.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) dip (c) rip
- 27.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) red (c) ten
- 28.Change the “l” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) got (c) let
- 29.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) bit (c) kit
- 30.🥅 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) leg (c) net
- 31.Change the “s” in “sit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bit (c) kit
- 32.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) leg (c) beg
- 33.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) w
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) pen
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) kid (c) rid
- 37.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) b
- 38.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 39.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) lip (c) six
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bed (c) fed
Answer key
- s
- fin
- set
- dig
- red
- rid
- ten
- leg
- i
- wet
- web
- i
- e
- bed
- n
- wig
- pig
- win
- b
- w
- i
- hit
- p
- bed
- lit
- dip
- net
- get
- kit
- net
- kit
- leg
- h
- peg
- hen
- rid
- p
- e
- six
- bed
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