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.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) ham
- 2.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) bed (c) gem
- 3.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) p
- 4.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) t
- 5.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) pen (c) bat
- 6.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) s
- 7.Change the “n” in “net” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) lit (c) net
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rod
- 9.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) den
- 10.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 11.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) ten (c) bed
- 12.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) web (c) red
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lit (c) tip
- 15.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pig (c) pin
- 16.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) t
- 17.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) tin
- 19.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) leg (c) bed
- 20.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 21.Change the “p” in “pin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) pin (c) fun
- 22.Change the “w” in “wet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) set
- 23.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) pet (c) net
- 24.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) p
- 25.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) h
- 26.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 27.Change the “b” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tip (c) bin
- 28.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) pin
- 29.Which word is “leg”? (a) web (b) dog (c) leg
- 30.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 31.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 32.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) fig
- 33.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) l
- 34.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) r
- 35.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) rat
- 36.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bat (c) red
- 37.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) n
- 38.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) zip
- 39.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) win (c) tin
- 40.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) six (c) zip
Answer key
- hem
- gem
- w
- p
- net
- s
- let
- rid
- ten
- hen
- bed
- web
- e
- lip
- pin
- r
- pen
- ten
- beg
- hen
- fin
- get
- wet
- g
- h
- pin
- tin
- zip
- leg
- i
- e
- fix
- z
- l
- red
- bed
- p
- zip
- win
- six
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