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) l (b) w (c) h
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) pen (c) red
- 3.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) b
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) tip (c) pin
- 5.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) set
- 6.Which word is “net”? (a) red (b) net (c) web
- 7.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pat (c) pit
- 8.Which word is “lip”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) lip
- 9.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) wet (c) jet
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fig (c) fit
- 11.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) rip (c) rid
- 12.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) pen
- 13.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 14.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) net (c) cat
- 15.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) d
- 16.👄 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) lip (c) cup
- 17.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) dog
- 18.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) lit (c) lip
- 19.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 20.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) lip (c) zip
- 21.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 22.Change the “f” in “fed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) led (c) let
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) g
- 24.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) tip
- 25.Which word is “six”? (a) fox (b) six (c) zip
- 26.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) wig (c) jig
- 27.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) win (c) fin
- 28.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rid (c) kid
- 29.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) p
- 30.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) web (b) yes (c) let
- 31.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) log (c) pig
- 32.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) zip (c) lip
- 33.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) d
- 34.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) tin (c) win
- 35.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) fed (c) beg
- 37.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) j
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) pit (c) sit
- 39.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) bed (c) ten
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) peg (c) pen
Answer key
- w
- red
- b
- tin
- set
- net
- pit
- lip
- jet
- fix
- rip
- leg
- ten
- net
- l
- lip
- pig
- lip
- ten
- zip
- i
- led
- p
- zip
- six
- fig
- fin
- rid
- p
- yes
- pig
- lip
- t
- win
- e
- bed
- z
- hit
- red
- peg
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