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.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) big (c) bug
- 2.Change the “p” in “lip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) lit (c) lid
- 3.Change the “t” in “ten” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) ten
- 4.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) ten (c) red
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bit (c) bin
- 6.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 7.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) l (c) p
- 8.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) lip
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) hip (c) hit
- 10.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) v (c) t
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) ten
- 12.Change the “w” in “wet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) set (c) get
- 13.Which word is “bed”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bin
- 14.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 15.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) hen (c) web
- 16.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) z
- 17.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 19.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) hen (c) rat
- 20.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) f
- 21.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 22.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) j (c) f
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 24.Change the “z” in “zip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hip (c) dip
- 25.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) v
- 26.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) pen
- 27.Change the “d” in “den” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) tan (c) den
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 29.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ten (c) den
- 30.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) pen
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) rid (c) led
- 32.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) hip (c) zip
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) nut (c) net
- 34.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 35.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 36.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) r
- 37.Change the “p” in “pit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kit (c) lit
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) leg (c) beg
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) red (c) rid
- 40.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
Answer key
- beg
- lid
- men
- bed
- bin
- ten
- p
- zip
- hit
- t
- hen
- get
- bed
- i
- web
- n
- ten
- i
- net
- p
- e
- p
- pen
- hip
- h
- den
- ten
- e
- ten
- red
- lid
- zip
- net
- hen
- pen
- r
- lit
- leg
- rid
- pin
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