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 “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 3.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) web (c) pen
- 4.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) s
- 5.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 6.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) pin (c) lip
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) tip (c) tin
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pen (c) den
- 9.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) hen (c) men
- 10.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) tin
- 11.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) win (c) tin
- 12.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) web (c) leg
- 13.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rid (c) rip
- 14.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 15.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 16.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) f
- 17.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) top (c) tip
- 18.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) gem
- 19.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) red (c) leg
- 20.🦵 Which word is this? (a) red (b) leg (c) gem
- 21.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) sit (c) lit
- 22.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) r (c) s
- 23.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) l
- 24.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 25.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) hen
- 26.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) t
- 27.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) red (c) bed
- 28.Change the “j” in “jig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) dig (c) dog
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) tap
- 30.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) box (b) sun (c) six
- 31.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) net (c) pen
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) peg (c) pig
- 33.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) red (b) net (c) bed
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) bit (c) bin
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) fed (c) led
- 38.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) p
- 39.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) red (c) fed
- 40.Change the “d” in “dig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) jig (c) wig
Answer key
- hen
- e
- red
- l
- pin
- lip
- tin
- pen
- men
- ten
- win
- net
- rip
- e
- e
- b
- tip
- bed
- red
- leg
- sit
- s
- l
- i
- pen
- t
- bed
- dig
- tip
- six
- web
- peg
- pen
- net
- e
- bit
- red
- p
- red
- jig
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