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 “pig”? (a) leg (b) pig (c) dog
- 2.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 3.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) leg
- 4.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) led (c) peg
- 5.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) web
- 6.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) hen (c) web
- 7.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) p
- 8.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) let (b) bed (c) led
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) dip
- 10.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 11.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) lit (c) pit
- 13.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) lip (c) leg
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) zip (c) tip
- 15.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) pet (c) vet
- 16.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) wed
- 17.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) f (c) w
- 18.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) sit
- 19.👄 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) tap (c) lip
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 21.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 22.Change the “g” in “get” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) net
- 23.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) l
- 24.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) p
- 25.🥅 Which word is this? (a) red (b) rat (c) net
- 26.Change the “w” in “wed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) fed
- 27.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) gem (c) red
- 28.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 29.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) zip (c) cap
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) pit (c) sit
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fig (c) dig
- 33.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) net (c) let
- 34.Which word is “net”? (a) cat (b) net (c) hen
- 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bin (c) tin
- 37.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) hip (c) lap
- 38.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 39.Change the “f” in “fin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) fin (c) win
- 40.Change the “l” in “leg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) leg (c) beg
Answer key
- pig
- ten
- peg
- leg
- gem
- web
- p
- led
- dip
- e
- e
- lit
- leg
- tip
- vet
- bed
- w
- six
- lip
- e
- ten
- wet
- l
- p
- net
- fed
- red
- pen
- e
- zip
- pit
- fig
- let
- net
- e
- bin
- lip
- pen
- bin
- beg
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