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.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) j
- 2.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) mix (c) six
- 3.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) gem
- 4.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 5.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) net (c) leg
- 6.Change the “j” in “jig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) dig (c) jig
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) set (c) net
- 8.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) kit (c) kid
- 9.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 11.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 13.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bug (c) bin
- 14.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) m
- 15.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pig (c) dig
- 17.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) pen
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) pig (c) cap
- 19.Change the “w” in “wet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) jet (c) net
- 20.Change the “b” in “bed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) wed
- 21.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) net (b) yes (c) hen
- 22.Change the “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bag (c) beg
- 23.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) gem (c) leg
- 24.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bat (c) ten
- 25.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) six (c) pig
- 26.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) vet (c) pet
- 27.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pen
- 28.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) six
- 29.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 30.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) j
- 31.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 32.👄 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cap (c) lip
- 33.Which word is “leg”? (a) web (b) net (c) leg
- 34.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 35.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) sit (c) six
- 36.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fin (c) fix
- 37.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) h
- 38.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 39.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) r
- 40.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) d
Answer key
- h
- six
- leg
- web
- net
- big
- net
- kit
- pen
- i
- e
- e
- bin
- s
- den
- pig
- web
- lip
- jet
- fed
- yes
- beg
- gem
- bed
- pig
- vet
- pin
- six
- hen
- n
- i
- lip
- leg
- i
- sit
- fix
- b
- hen
- r
- p
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