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 b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) h
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) b
- 3.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 4.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) bin (c) fan
- 6.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 7.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) lid (c) rid
- 8.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) t
- 9.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) bag
- 10.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) led (c) bed
- 11.Change the “f” in “fig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) jig (c) fig
- 12.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 13.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) leg (c) pig
- 14.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) p
- 15.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) bin (c) zip
- 16.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) web (c) net
- 17.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 18.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) l
- 19.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) hen (c) pen
- 20.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) peg (c) pig
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 22.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 23.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pig (c) pit
- 24.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 25.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 26.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) peg (c) pot
- 27.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 28.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) d
- 29.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 30.Which word is “six”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) six
- 31.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) hen (c) gem
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) red
- 33.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) let
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 35.Which word is “pin”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pin
- 36.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) jet (c) pen
- 37.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) not
- 38.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) bat (c) pen
- 39.Change the “s” in “sit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) pit (c) sit
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) z
Answer key
- w
- h
- e
- i
- fin
- pen
- lid
- b
- bin
- red
- jig
- e
- pig
- p
- six
- net
- hen
- l
- web
- peg
- fed
- pen
- pig
- i
- ten
- pet
- kid
- b
- e
- six
- bed
- bed
- leg
- e
- pin
- pet
- net
- net
- pit
- z
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