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) pan (b) pen (c) pig
- 2.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) lip (c) zip
- 3.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) red (c) net
- 5.🐷 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pig (c) hug
- 6.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) r
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 8.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 9.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) n
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 11.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cap (c) tap
- 12.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) pen (c) hen
- 13.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 14.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 15.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) not (c) net
- 16.Change the “h” in “hit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) sit (c) fit
- 17.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bat (c) net
- 18.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 20.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) leg (c) web
- 21.Which word is “leg”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) pen
- 22.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) hem
- 23.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 24.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) run
- 25.Change the “r” in “rip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) tip
- 26.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) pen
- 27.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) bed
- 28.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) z
- 29.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) b
- 30.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) let (c) set
- 31.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) t
- 32.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) men
- 34.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) bin (c) win
- 35.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 36.Change the “k” in “kit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) kit
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) rip (c) dip
- 38.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) rip (c) top
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) ten (c) den
- 40.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) pen
Answer key
- pig
- lip
- pen
- net
- pig
- h
- six
- hen
- p
- i
- zip
- gem
- e
- e
- net
- fit
- bed
- e
- e
- web
- leg
- gem
- i
- red
- lip
- pen
- red
- b
- l
- let
- z
- i
- men
- win
- e
- bit
- rip
- tip
- den
- gem
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