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.Change the “g” in “fig” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fig
- 2.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) p
- 3.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) get (c) vet
- 4.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) six
- 5.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) g
- 6.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 7.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 8.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) r
- 9.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) sun (c) six
- 10.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) web (c) hen
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rod (c) rid
- 12.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) web (c) let
- 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 14.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pan
- 15.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 16.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) lip
- 17.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) leg
- 18.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) p
- 19.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 20.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) n
- 21.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) g
- 22.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) lip (c) map
- 23.Change the “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) beg (c) bed
- 24.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) gem
- 25.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 27.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 28.Change the “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) led (c) red
- 29.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 31.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 32.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) red (c) pen
- 33.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) t
- 34.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) m (c) p
- 35.Change the “g” in “peg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pet (c) pen
- 36.Change the “l” in “led” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) led (c) rid
- 37.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) pet (c) set
- 38.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) bin
- 39.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) rid (c) kid
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) peg (c) vet
Answer key
- fix
- b
- vet
- six
- l
- ten
- hen
- r
- six
- gem
- red
- wet
- i
- pin
- e
- leg
- pig
- p
- e
- n
- l
- lip
- beg
- bed
- pin
- e
- e
- fed
- mix
- hen
- i
- red
- p
- t
- pet
- red
- set
- bin
- kid
- pet
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