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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- 1.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) j
- 2.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) w
- 3.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) t
- 4.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
- 5.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) pin
- 6.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) led (c) lid
- 7.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 8.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 9.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) gem (c) bed
- 10.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bed
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 12.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bug (c) lip
- 13.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) pen
- 14.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) lit (c) sit
- 15.Which word is “pig”? (a) bin (b) hug (c) pig
- 16.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) dog (c) six
- 17.Change the “s” in “set” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) set (c) pat
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fix (c) lit
- 19.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 20.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) sit
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) jig (c) dig
- 22.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) c
- 23.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) l
- 24.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 25.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) box (c) red
- 26.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) get (c) gem
- 27.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 28.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) bed
- 29.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) zip (c) pig
- 31.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bin (c) bat
- 32.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 33.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) fig (c) dip
- 34.Change the “d” in “led” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) led (c) lit
- 35.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 36.Change the “n” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tap (c) tip
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) bit (c) pit
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 39.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fin (c) fix
- 40.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) z
Answer key
- s
- g
- p
- pin
- pig
- lid
- i
- i
- gem
- bed
- pen
- leg
- web
- sit
- pig
- pig
- pet
- fit
- men
- six
- big
- z
- l
- e
- bed
- get
- e
- wed
- ten
- zip
- bin
- e
- dig
- let
- ten
- tip
- bit
- i
- fix
- h
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