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) map (b) zip (c) bin
- 2.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pen (c) red
- 3.Change the “w” in “win” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) win (c) tin
- 4.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) b
- 5.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) h
- 6.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) map (c) cup
- 7.Change the “s” in “sit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) lit (c) sit
- 8.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bat (c) bin
- 9.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) hen
- 11.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 12.Change the “b” in “big” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) pig (c) peg
- 13.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) hen
- 14.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 15.👄 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) lip
- 16.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 17.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) six (c) lip
- 18.Change the “f” in “fix” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
- 19.Change the “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fit (c) sit
- 20.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 21.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 23.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) z
- 24.Change the “p” in “lip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) lip (c) lit
- 25.Change the “r” in “rip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 26.Change the “n” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) sit (c) pit
- 27.🦵 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) lip
- 28.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) pet (c) let
- 29.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) pig
- 30.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 31.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) web
- 32.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
- 33.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) p
- 34.Change the “t” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) beg (c) pet
- 35.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) c
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) lid (c) rid
- 37.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) b
- 38.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lit (c) led
- 39.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) d
- 40.Which word is “leg”? (a) pen (b) red (c) leg
Answer key
- zip
- red
- tin
- l
- h
- lip
- lit
- bin
- pen
- hen
- i
- pig
- red
- hen
- lip
- e
- six
- mix
- fit
- pin
- e
- pin
- t
- lit
- hip
- pit
- leg
- let
- six
- e
- wed
- pig
- p
- peg
- l
- rid
- g
- lid
- s
- leg
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