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.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 2.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) fed (c) led
- 3.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) vet (c) wet
- 4.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) set (c) vet
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 6.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) six
- 7.💎 Which word is this? (a) web (b) gem (c) ten
- 8.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) yes (c) web
- 9.🐷 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) pig
- 10.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) led
- 11.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) pig
- 12.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) hug
- 13.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) beg (c) peg
- 14.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) leg
- 15.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) bed
- 16.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) bin (c) six
- 17.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) hem
- 18.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) leg
- 19.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 20.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) d
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) hit
- 22.Change the “p” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) bin (c) tin
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) t
- 25.Change the “j” in “jet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) let (c) jet
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 27.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) bat (c) bin
- 28.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) lip
- 29.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 30.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) l (c) w
- 31.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) leg
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) fig
- 33.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) red
- 34.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) s
- 35.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 36.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) b
- 37.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) jet (c) wet
- 38.Change the “t” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) fin (c) tin
- 39.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) n
- 40.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) dig (c) wig
Answer key
- pen
- wed
- wet
- set
- pen
- six
- gem
- yes
- pig
- lid
- six
- leg
- peg
- web
- red
- bin
- hen
- lip
- e
- p
- hip
- tin
- e
- n
- let
- hen
- bin
- zip
- hen
- l
- web
- fix
- red
- z
- t
- b
- jet
- pin
- p
- jig
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