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 n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) m (c) b
- 2.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) n
- 3.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) box (c) bin
- 4.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) set (c) let
- 5.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hem (c) hen
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) get (c) peg
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) t
- 10.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) hen
- 12.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 13.Change the “f” in “fig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) peg (c) fig
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) let (c) red
- 15.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) web (c) red
- 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 17.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) pet (c) web
- 18.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) bed (c) led
- 19.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) kid (c) lid
- 20.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 21.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bun (c) tin
- 22.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 23.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) wed (c) web
- 24.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 25.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pin (c) bin
- 26.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 27.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 28.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 29.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 30.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 31.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) b
- 32.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) sit (c) six
- 33.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) pan (c) bin
- 34.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) net (c) red
- 35.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 36.Change the “l” in “lit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) fit (c) lit
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) bin (c) bun
- 38.Which word is “net”? (a) ten (b) bat (c) net
- 39.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bed (c) gem
- 40.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
Answer key
- b
- n
- bin
- set
- ten
- hen
- six
- pet
- t
- men
- pen
- e
- pig
- led
- red
- e
- wet
- wed
- kid
- e
- bin
- e
- wed
- i
- pin
- ten
- i
- ten
- i
- e
- p
- sit
- bin
- red
- e
- fit
- bin
- net
- bed
- pen
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