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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 3.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) tip (c) tin
- 5.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) let (c) leg
- 6.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pin (c) bin
- 7.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) bin (c) bed
- 8.Change the “k” in “kit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) hit (c) kit
- 9.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) d
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 11.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 12.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) win (c) tin
- 13.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lap (c) lit
- 14.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) hen (c) web
- 16.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bed (c) bat
- 17.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 18.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 19.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) yes
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 21.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) v (c) b
- 22.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 24.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) ten
- 25.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fig (c) wig
- 26.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 27.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dip (c) pig
- 28.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) b
- 29.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) d
- 30.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) cup (c) zip
- 31.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) t
- 32.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 33.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) lip
- 34.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) v (c) w
- 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) wed
- 37.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 38.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) kit (c) bit
- 39.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) fit
- 40.Which word is “bin”? (a) sun (b) box (c) bin
Answer key
- i
- e
- e
- tip
- let
- bin
- bed
- hit
- r
- i
- hen
- win
- lip
- hen
- web
- bed
- ten
- t
- yes
- i
- b
- e
- pen
- pen
- wig
- i
- dig
- b
- s
- zip
- g
- hen
- lid
- w
- e
- red
- e
- kit
- lit
- bin
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