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.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 2.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) cap
- 3.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 4.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 5.Which word is “bed”? (a) net (b) pen (c) bed
- 6.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) n
- 7.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) zip (c) tip
- 8.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) pen
- 9.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) hen
- 10.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) fox (c) sun
- 11.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) bin
- 12.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) map
- 13.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) bag
- 14.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wed (c) wet
- 15.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.Change the “t” in “tip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) tip (c) lip
- 17.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) h
- 18.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 19.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) lid
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 22.🥅 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) net (c) hen
- 23.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) fin
- 24.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) jet (c) vet
- 25.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 26.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) t
- 28.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 29.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) ten (c) pen
- 30.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) c (c) s
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) hen (c) leg
- 32.Change the “n” in “net” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) let (c) pet
- 33.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
- 34.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) z
- 35.Change the “g” in “beg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) beg
- 36.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) d
- 37.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) fit (c) kit
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 39.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bit (c) fig
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
Answer key
- i
- lip
- ten
- e
- bed
- n
- zip
- red
- gem
- six
- six
- lip
- leg
- wet
- e
- lip
- h
- pen
- i
- rid
- i
- net
- pin
- let
- pin
- i
- p
- men
- ten
- s
- net
- pet
- bin
- r
- bed
- p
- kit
- i
- big
- e
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