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 – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bad (c) wed
- 2.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) rat
- 5.Change the “s” in “sit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pit (c) sit
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 8.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) hen (c) pen
- 9.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) ten
- 10.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) j
- 11.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) zip (c) lip
- 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 13.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bus (c) bed
- 14.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) sit (c) hit
- 15.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) b
- 16.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) beg (c) peg
- 18.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) red (c) ten
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) tip
- 20.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) red
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) men
- 22.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 23.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 24.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) fed
- 25.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kit (c) lit
- 26.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 27.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) hen
- 28.Change the “w” in “wig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) dig (c) wig
- 29.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) b
- 30.Which word is “lip”? (a) pin (b) lip (c) zip
- 31.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) f
- 32.Change the “w” in “wig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) fog (c) fig
- 33.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) tip
- 34.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) leg (c) pan
- 35.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) cap
- 36.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) n
- 37.🦵 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) leg (c) bag
- 38.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 39.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) v (c) l
- 40.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
Answer key
- bed
- e
- ten
- net
- pit
- i
- i
- pen
- web
- w
- six
- e
- bed
- hit
- l
- hen
- peg
- red
- tip
- bed
- hen
- i
- i
- red
- lit
- pen
- red
- jig
- b
- lip
- z
- fig
- tip
- pig
- zip
- n
- leg
- e
- g
- i
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