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 this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) zip
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) h
- 3.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) r
- 4.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) pen (c) dog
- 5.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) b
- 6.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) c
- 7.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 9.Change the “r” in “rip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) hit
- 10.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) dog (c) leg
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 12.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 13.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 14.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) r
- 15.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) pig (c) bin
- 16.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 17.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) fit (c) pig
- 18.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) get (c) jet
- 19.Change the “f” in “fed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) lid (c) fed
- 20.Change the “s” in “six” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 21.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 22.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) bin (c) six
- 23.Change the “d” in “den” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 24.Change the “z” in “zip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hop (c) hip
- 25.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) lip (c) zip
- 26.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) red
- 27.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) d
- 28.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) l
- 29.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 30.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) hip (c) rip
- 31.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 32.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 33.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) fit (c) fig
- 34.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pan
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 36.Which word is “lip”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) lip
- 37.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) b
- 38.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) pig (c) jig
- 39.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 40.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bat (c) pen
Answer key
- zip
- h
- t
- leg
- p
- b
- e
- e
- hip
- leg
- pen
- gem
- i
- z
- bin
- pen
- pit
- jet
- led
- mix
- ten
- six
- ten
- hip
- zip
- red
- l
- p
- e
- rip
- e
- men
- fig
- pig
- i
- lip
- b
- jig
- hen
- bed
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