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 “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) bat (c) bit
- 2.Change the “g” in “fig” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fig (c) six
- 3.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) bin (c) big
- 4.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 5.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) box
- 6.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 7.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bit (c) tin
- 8.Change the “r” in “red” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) wed (c) red
- 9.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 10.Change the “v” in “vet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) vet (c) set
- 11.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wet (c) get
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) pin (c) dig
- 13.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lid (c) kit
- 14.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) set (c) vet
- 15.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 16.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) w
- 17.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) man
- 18.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 20.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pig
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hem (c) hen
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) sit (c) fit
- 23.Change the “w” in “wet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) wet (c) net
- 24.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bin
- 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 26.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) red (c) kid
- 27.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) sit (c) fix
- 28.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) h
- 29.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) kid (c) rid
- 30.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) tap
- 31.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 32.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 33.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 34.Change the “f” in “fix” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 35.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bag (c) red
- 36.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) n
- 37.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) peg (c) pen
- 38.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) wig (c) fin
- 40.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) pig (c) bug
Answer key
- bit
- fix
- bit
- hen
- bed
- i
- bin
- led
- e
- set
- set
- pig
- kid
- vet
- den
- p
- men
- hen
- e
- bin
- hen
- fit
- net
- pin
- i
- rid
- six
- h
- rid
- zip
- i
- e
- e
- mix
- bed
- n
- peg
- e
- win
- pig
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