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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- 1.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) six (c) zip
- 2.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 3.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) led (c) leg
- 4.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 5.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) hen
- 6.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) bin
- 7.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) p
- 8.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 9.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) d
- 10.Change the “t” in “fit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fit (c) fix
- 11.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) cap
- 12.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
- 14.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) s
- 15.Change the “l” in “let” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) let (c) jet
- 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 17.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) lip (c) rip
- 18.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) c
- 19.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hug (c) net
- 20.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) l
- 21.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) six (c) sun
- 22.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) b
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 24.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) t
- 25.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 26.Which word is “net”? (a) red (b) rat (c) net
- 27.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 28.Change the “w” in “wet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) pet (c) pit
- 29.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) ten
- 30.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) s
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) rip (c) lip
- 32.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) sit (c) set
- 33.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 34.Change the “l” in “led” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) bed (c) beg
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 36.Change the “t” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) beg (c) peg
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) ham
- 38.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) bed (c) bat
- 39.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) zip (c) lip
- 40.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) hug
Answer key
- six
- e
- leg
- six
- gem
- bin
- p
- e
- l
- fig
- lip
- i
- mix
- r
- vet
- i
- lip
- h
- leg
- l
- six
- b
- e
- t
- hen
- net
- pin
- pet
- red
- s
- lip
- sit
- pen
- bed
- hen
- peg
- hem
- bed
- lip
- pig
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