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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) rat (c) gem
- 3.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) dog (c) pig
- 4.Change the “w” in “wed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) wed (c) red
- 5.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) ham
- 7.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 8.Change the “s” in “set” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) set (c) net
- 9.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) n
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 12.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 13.Change the “l” in “lit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) hit (c) lit
- 14.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lip (c) lap
- 16.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) web (c) gem
- 17.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 18.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) f
- 19.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) p
- 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 21.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) j (c) s
- 22.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) run
- 23.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) lip
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) kit (c) fit
- 25.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pen (c) hen
- 26.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 27.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) hen (c) web
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 29.Change the “w” in “wet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) get (c) wet
- 30.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 31.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 32.Change the “g” in “big” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) big (c) bin
- 33.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bug (c) bag
- 34.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) rat (c) red
- 35.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) dig (c) big
- 36.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) kid (c) rip
- 37.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) fix (c) fit
- 38.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) rid (c) kid
- 40.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) net (c) bat
Answer key
- e
- red
- pig
- red
- pin
- hem
- pen
- net
- ten
- n
- i
- pin
- hit
- hen
- lip
- gem
- i
- h
- w
- e
- s
- bin
- zip
- fit
- pen
- e
- yes
- e
- vet
- i
- hen
- bin
- bed
- red
- big
- rid
- fix
- ten
- rid
- net
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