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.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) kid (c) rid
- 2.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) s
- 3.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 4.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 5.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 6.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) pet (c) wet
- 7.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) r
- 8.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) bed (c) pen
- 9.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) kid (c) rid
- 10.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) men
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) beg
- 12.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) t
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) pin (c) bun
- 14.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) l
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) zip (c) fox
- 16.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.Which word is “red”? (a) pen (b) red (c) hen
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) lip (c) log
- 19.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) yes (c) bus
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 21.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 22.Change the “s” in “six” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) mix (c) six
- 23.Change the “v” in “vet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) vet (c) net
- 24.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) gem (c) leg
- 25.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) s
- 27.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) l
- 28.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) hit (c) lit
- 29.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) bed (c) fed
- 30.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 31.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 32.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pan
- 33.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) v (c) n
- 34.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 35.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) hit (c) kit
- 36.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) log
- 37.Change the “b” in “bit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) hit (c) bit
- 38.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hen (c) bed
- 39.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) leg (c) gem
Answer key
- rid
- b
- e
- hen
- e
- wet
- r
- net
- kid
- men
- bed
- p
- bin
- p
- six
- ten
- red
- lip
- yes
- e
- e
- mix
- get
- leg
- mix
- b
- l
- lit
- fed
- pin
- hen
- pin
- n
- pen
- kit
- pig
- hit
- bed
- ten
- gem
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