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) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 3.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) t
- 4.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) jig (c) fit
- 5.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) b
- 6.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) j (c) b
- 8.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hut (c) lit
- 10.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 11.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 12.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hen (c) red
- 13.Change the “p” in “pin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) fin (c) pin
- 14.Which word is “pig”? (a) bag (b) pan (c) pig
- 15.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 16.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) wig (c) pig
- 17.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) bat
- 18.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) gem (c) hem
- 19.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pen (c) web
- 20.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kit (c) sit
- 21.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pen
- 22.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) wig (c) win
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) red (c) rid
- 25.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) l
- 26.Change the “t” in “tip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) dip (c) lip
- 27.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) led (c) let
- 28.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) let
- 29.🤐 Which word is this? (a) map (b) zip (c) bin
- 30.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) red
- 31.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fig (c) pig
- 33.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) red
- 35.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 36.Change the “d” in “dip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) hip (c) hop
- 37.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) s
- 38.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) big (c) dig
- 39.Which word is “bin”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bin
- 40.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) pen
Answer key
- e
- e
- g
- fig
- r
- e
- b
- i
- hit
- pen
- e
- red
- fin
- pig
- hen
- pig
- bed
- hem
- web
- kit
- bin
- wig
- e
- rid
- l
- dip
- led
- leg
- zip
- bed
- ten
- fig
- i
- red
- i
- hip
- p
- dig
- bin
- leg
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