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.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) let (c) get
- 2.Change the “s” in “set” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) net (c) pet
- 3.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 4.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) j
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) led (c) bed
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) man (c) men
- 8.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) bed (c) net
- 9.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) pen
- 10.Change the “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) beg (c) peg
- 11.Which word is “net”? (a) pen (b) net (c) cat
- 12.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) bed (c) hen
- 13.Change the “t” in “tip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) tip (c) zip
- 14.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 15.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) z
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) pin (c) win
- 17.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 18.Which word is “bed”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bed
- 19.Change the “f” in “fit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lit (c) fit
- 20.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) c (c) l
- 21.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) t (c) n
- 22.Change the “v” in “vet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) sit (c) set
- 23.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) hug
- 24.Change the “r” in “red” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) let (c) led
- 25.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) red
- 26.🥅 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hat (c) net
- 27.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) web (b) wed (c) fed
- 29.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) red (c) web
- 30.Change the “t” in “let” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) led (c) let
- 31.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) leg
- 32.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) j
- 33.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) d
- 34.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 35.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 36.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) map
- 37.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) s
- 38.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) pen
- 39.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) b
- 40.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pin (c) pen
Answer key
- get
- pet
- e
- b
- fed
- i
- men
- gem
- red
- beg
- net
- web
- zip
- i
- p
- pin
- hen
- bed
- lit
- l
- n
- set
- pig
- led
- leg
- net
- e
- wed
- wed
- led
- red
- p
- t
- e
- e
- zip
- p
- gem
- b
- pen
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