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.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.Change the “b” in “bed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) bed
- 3.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) hen (c) rat
- 4.Which word is “lip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) lip
- 5.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) c
- 6.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 7.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) zip
- 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 9.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) den
- 10.Which word is “zip”? (a) six (b) pin (c) zip
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lip (c) kid
- 12.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) jet (c) net
- 13.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) wed
- 14.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 16.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 17.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) get (c) net
- 18.Change the “g” in “big” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) big (c) bin
- 19.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) rip (c) hip
- 20.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) hen
- 21.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) pit (c) sit
- 22.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 23.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) log
- 24.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) bin (c) bit
- 25.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) s
- 26.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 27.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 28.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) z
- 30.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) p
- 31.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) box (b) six (c) bin
- 32.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) fox (c) six
- 33.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) hen
- 35.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.Change the “w” in “wet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) let (c) vet
- 37.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 38.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 39.Change the “f” in “fig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) jig (c) fig
- 40.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) pen (c) bed
Answer key
- e
- fed
- red
- lip
- b
- i
- zip
- e
- den
- zip
- lid
- net
- wet
- i
- hip
- mix
- jet
- bin
- lip
- pen
- hit
- e
- pig
- bit
- h
- i
- pen
- e
- p
- g
- six
- six
- s
- net
- hen
- vet
- i
- i
- jig
- bed
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