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.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 2.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) six (c) zip
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) bad
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) bed
- 5.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) jet (c) net
- 6.Change the “l” in “let” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) set
- 7.Change the “b” in “big” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) big (c) fig
- 8.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 9.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) net (c) pen
- 10.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pen (c) red
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) lid (c) rid
- 12.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pig
- 13.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pen
- 14.Change the “w” in “wet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) vet (c) get
- 15.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) h
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 17.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) v
- 18.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hem (c) hen
- 19.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) leg (c) bag
- 20.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) wet (c) vet
- 21.Change the “v” in “vet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) set (c) vet
- 22.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) t
- 23.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) pen
- 24.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) z
- 25.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) t
- 26.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) net (c) gem
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) p
- 28.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 29.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) lip
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) zip
- 31.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) gem (c) dot
- 32.Change the “d” in “dip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) dip (c) rid
- 33.Which word is “bin”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) bin
- 34.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 35.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) red (c) hen
- 36.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) kit (c) fit
- 37.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pin
- 38.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 39.Change the “s” in “set” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) set (c) vet
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) dig (c) pig
Answer key
- e
- six
- bed
- red
- wet
- set
- fig
- ten
- net
- red
- lid
- pig
- pin
- get
- h
- i
- z
- hen
- leg
- vet
- net
- r
- den
- p
- t
- gem
- p
- den
- lip
- zip
- net
- rip
- bin
- hen
- red
- fit
- pin
- hen
- let
- pig
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