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 “bed”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) net
- 2.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 3.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 4.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) web (c) ten
- 5.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) b
- 6.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) b
- 7.Change the “n” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pit
- 8.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) hen (c) pen
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) web (c) net
- 10.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) b
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 12.Which word is “bin”? (a) bag (b) bat (c) bin
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 14.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) run
- 15.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) t
- 16.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) g (c) l
- 18.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) red (c) wed
- 19.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) pig
- 20.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
- 21.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) six (c) zip
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) den (c) ten
- 23.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 24.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 25.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) lip (c) bin
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) lip (c) hit
- 27.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) ten (c) men
- 29.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) hen (c) lip
- 30.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) web (c) bed
- 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) fig (c) wig
- 34.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 35.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 36.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) s
- 37.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) web
- 38.Change the “l” in “leg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) beg (c) leg
- 39.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) zip (c) lip
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) bag (c) big
Answer key
- bed
- pen
- ten
- web
- s
- g
- pit
- gem
- net
- b
- gem
- bin
- e
- red
- t
- hen
- l
- wed
- pig
- pin
- six
- ten
- e
- e
- lip
- hip
- e
- men
- bin
- bed
- i
- i
- wig
- i
- pen
- w
- red
- beg
- zip
- big
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