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.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) l
- 2.Change the “r” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) dip (c) lip
- 3.Change the “l” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) vet (c) let
- 4.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) v (c) p
- 6.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 7.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 8.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) zip (c) bin
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) bin (c) six
- 10.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) hip (c) rip
- 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 13.Which word is “leg”? (a) log (b) leg (c) net
- 14.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 15.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) red (c) pen
- 16.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) h
- 17.Change the “f” in “fig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pig (c) fig
- 18.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) net (c) hen
- 19.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) ten (c) tan
- 21.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 22.Which word is “net”? (a) dot (b) leg (c) net
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 24.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) r
- 25.Change the “t” in “tip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) tip (c) dip
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hit (c) kit
- 27.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 28.Which word is “pig”? (a) zip (b) hug (c) pig
- 29.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) t
- 30.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pig (c) fig
- 31.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) rat (c) hat
- 32.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) peg
- 33.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) map (c) pig
- 34.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) w
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) mix (c) six
- 36.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 37.Change the “j” in “jig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) fit (c) fig
- 38.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 39.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) vet (c) get
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hit (c) hop
Answer key
- l
- dip
- get
- r
- p
- hen
- e
- bin
- six
- rip
- i
- i
- leg
- e
- red
- b
- pig
- red
- i
- ten
- i
- net
- e
- n
- dip
- hit
- ten
- pig
- t
- pig
- net
- pen
- zip
- w
- mix
- hen
- fig
- e
- vet
- hip
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