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 – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) gum (c) gem
- 2.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) n
- 3.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) net (c) red
- 5.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) w
- 6.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) leg
- 7.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.Change the “f” in “fig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) big (c) wig
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) beg (c) bit
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 11.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) fix
- 12.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bag (c) bin
- 13.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) v
- 15.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) jet (c) pit
- 16.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) gem (c) red
- 17.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) bug (c) bed
- 18.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) g
- 19.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) tip
- 20.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) f
- 21.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 22.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) lip (c) cup
- 23.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) web
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 25.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) pin (c) win
- 26.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 27.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) lip
- 28.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) kid (c) kit
- 29.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 30.Which word is “net”? (a) ten (b) net (c) hat
- 31.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) bag (c) bed
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 33.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 34.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) b
- 35.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 36.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) wig (c) win
- 37.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) lip (c) rip
- 38.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) hen (c) pen
- 39.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) zip (c) dip
Answer key
- gem
- z
- e
- net
- w
- pig
- ten
- wig
- big
- i
- six
- bin
- ten
- t
- pet
- red
- bed
- g
- hip
- h
- e
- lip
- gem
- mix
- win
- den
- lid
- kit
- i
- net
- bed
- i
- men
- b
- den
- wig
- rip
- pen
- gem
- dip
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