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 “bin”? (a) van (b) bin (c) pig
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 3.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pig (c) leg
- 4.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 5.Change the “l” in “let” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) net (c) let
- 6.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) gem (c) leg
- 7.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) hip
- 8.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) bin
- 9.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) b
- 10.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) l
- 11.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) g
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 13.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) gem
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 15.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 16.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) lip (c) six
- 17.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) led
- 18.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) six (c) mix
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 20.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) tin (c) win
- 21.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pit (c) fig
- 22.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 23.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) fit (c) lit
- 24.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) h
- 25.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) six
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) bat (c) bit
- 27.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) lip
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) n
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) s
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) jig (c) fig
- 31.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) ten (c) red
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hop (c) lip
- 33.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) c
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pen (c) leg
- 35.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) ten
- 37.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) jig (c) dig
- 38.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) net
- 39.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) r
- 40.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) red (c) gem
Answer key
- bin
- e
- pig
- ten
- net
- leg
- zip
- bin
- b
- t
- z
- i
- gem
- i
- hen
- six
- red
- six
- pen
- win
- pig
- i
- lit
- w
- lip
- bit
- lit
- n
- p
- fig
- leg
- hip
- l
- peg
- ten
- pen
- pig
- net
- r
- gem
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