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.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) p
- 2.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) tap (c) bin
- 3.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) l
- 4.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 5.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) n
- 7.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) hen
- 8.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 9.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) men (c) den
- 10.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) bin
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) ten (c) gem
- 12.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) run (c) bed
- 14.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) pen
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) sit
- 16.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) pin
- 17.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 18.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) g
- 19.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dip (c) fig
- 20.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) lip (c) cup
- 21.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) van (c) bat
- 22.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 23.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 24.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 25.Change the “t” in “bit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) beg (c) bit
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) d
- 27.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 28.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) got (c) get
- 29.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) leg (c) net
- 30.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) fox
- 31.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pen
- 32.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 33.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) peg (c) leg
- 34.Which word is “zip”? (a) six (b) cap (c) zip
- 35.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wet (c) vet
- 36.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) l
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rod (c) rid
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pen (c) men
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) vet (c) wet
- 40.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) bed
Answer key
- p
- zip
- l
- r
- pen
- z
- gem
- e
- hen
- pig
- gem
- e
- red
- red
- six
- pig
- e
- g
- dig
- lip
- bin
- e
- i
- i
- big
- b
- i
- get
- net
- six
- pen
- ten
- peg
- zip
- vet
- w
- rid
- men
- wet
- led
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