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: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) peg
- 2.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 3.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 4.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) c
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 6.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) h
- 7.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) g
- 8.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) hen (c) gem
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 10.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 11.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) b
- 12.Change the “b” in “big” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) jig (c) jog
- 13.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) kit (c) fit
- 14.Change the “r” in “red” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) led (c) leg
- 15.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) pin (c) fin
- 17.👄 Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) map
- 18.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) d
- 19.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) lit
- 20.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) lip (c) zip
- 21.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) pin
- 22.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) rat (c) gem
- 23.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) t
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) dip (c) hip
- 26.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) bun (c) bin
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) dip
- 28.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) leg
- 29.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) wet
- 30.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) net (c) rat
- 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 32.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) gem (c) leg
- 33.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) rip (c) lip
- 34.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 35.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) sun (c) six
- 36.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 37.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) hen
- 38.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dug (c) dig
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) sit (c) fit
- 40.Change the “x” in “fix” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) fig (c) fix
Answer key
- pen
- ten
- i
- p
- pen
- t
- g
- gem
- i
- e
- b
- jig
- fit
- led
- e
- pin
- lip
- p
- kit
- zip
- pin
- red
- n
- mix
- dip
- bin
- hip
- gem
- wet
- red
- i
- web
- zip
- pen
- bin
- e
- web
- dig
- fit
- fig
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