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) o (b) u (c) e
- 2.Change the “g” in “get” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) pet (c) wet
- 3.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) s
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) peg (c) pet
- 5.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) c
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) pat (c) pit
- 7.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) fox
- 8.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) v
- 9.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) hen (c) red
- 10.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) lip (c) map
- 11.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 12.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) ten (c) tin
- 15.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 16.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) ten
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hit (c) lit
- 19.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) web (c) red
- 20.Change the “v” in “vet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) vet
- 21.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) zip (c) bin
- 22.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) bin
- 23.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 24.Change the “b” in “bin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) fix (c) fin
- 25.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) c
- 26.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 27.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) pig (c) wig
- 29.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 30.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) win (c) tin
- 31.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) p
- 32.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) pen
- 33.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 34.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) leg
- 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 36.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) j (c) g
- 37.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 38.Change the “w” in “wig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) big (c) dig
- 39.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pen
- 40.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
Answer key
- e
- wet
- b
- pet
- t
- pit
- six
- w
- red
- lip
- e
- hen
- i
- ten
- i
- gem
- bed
- hit
- red
- wet
- zip
- pin
- hen
- fin
- n
- i
- pen
- wig
- ten
- win
- p
- pen
- e
- gem
- e
- s
- e
- dig
- pin
- i
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