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.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 2.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 3.Change the “s” in “sit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) sit (c) kit
- 4.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
- 5.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) j
- 6.Change the “w” in “wet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) let (c) net
- 7.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 8.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) net (c) bag
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) web (b) leg (c) pig
- 10.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) pen (c) red
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fit (c) jig
- 12.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) web (c) red
- 13.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) log (c) six
- 14.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) wet
- 15.Change the “b” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) tan (c) tin
- 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 17.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) z
- 18.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) leg (c) bag
- 19.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 20.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) web
- 21.Change the “n” in “net” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) set (c) net
- 22.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 23.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 24.Which word is “net”? (a) leg (b) net (c) bed
- 25.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) b
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) six (c) mix
- 27.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) sit
- 28.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 29.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) l
- 30.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) ten (c) den
- 31.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rid (c) rip
- 32.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) hem (c) gem
- 33.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) beg (c) log
- 34.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kit (c) lit
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 36.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) bin (c) pin
- 37.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 38.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) v (c) t
- 39.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 40.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) lip
Answer key
- men
- e
- kit
- bin
- l
- net
- hen
- bed
- leg
- red
- fig
- red
- pig
- net
- tin
- e
- w
- pig
- pen
- web
- set
- pen
- e
- net
- b
- mix
- six
- i
- h
- den
- rip
- hem
- leg
- kit
- i
- bin
- pin
- t
- i
- lip
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