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.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) bag
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 3.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) kid (c) rid
- 4.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) zip
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) p
- 6.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) tip (c) dig
- 7.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 8.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) leg
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) six (c) fox
- 10.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) gem
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) dig (c) bag
- 13.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) hem (c) ten
- 14.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 15.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bug (c) bag
- 16.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) pen
- 17.Which word is “bed”? (a) ten (b) box (c) bed
- 18.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pin
- 19.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 20.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) v
- 21.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) bed
- 22.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 23.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) b
- 24.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) b
- 25.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) let (c) net
- 26.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 27.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) tin (c) pin
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hen (c) hem
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) men (c) pen
- 30.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hem (c) hen
- 31.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) t
- 32.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 33.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) leg (c) led
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) lot (c) lit
- 36.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) hip (c) lip
- 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 38.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) b
- 39.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) g
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) leg (c) beg
Answer key
- bin
- e
- rid
- six
- p
- dip
- e
- red
- six
- hen
- gem
- big
- hen
- den
- leg
- gem
- bed
- pin
- e
- g
- bed
- pen
- l
- z
- wet
- i
- win
- hen
- pen
- hen
- t
- ten
- e
- led
- lit
- zip
- i
- w
- b
- peg
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