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 “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) den
- 2.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) t
- 3.Which word is “bed”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) hen
- 4.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) net
- 5.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) pen
- 6.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 7.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) six (c) map
- 8.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 9.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) bed (c) led
- 10.Which word is “lip”? (a) log (b) six (c) lip
- 11.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) net (c) red
- 12.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) s
- 14.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 15.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) z
- 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 17.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pen (c) leg
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) dip (c) zip
- 19.Which word is “bin”? (a) pin (b) box (c) bin
- 20.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 21.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pen (c) peg
- 23.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) red
- 24.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) tap (c) zip
- 25.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
- 26.Change the “f” in “fin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) win (c) tin
- 27.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) web (c) gem
- 28.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fit (c) pin
- 29.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which word is “red”? (a) ten (b) red (c) bed
- 31.Change the “t” in “lit” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) kid
- 32.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) web (c) wet
- 34.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 35.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) beg (c) leg
- 36.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) dig (c) dug
- 37.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) c
- 38.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) gum (c) hem
- 39.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) leg (c) web
- 40.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) peg
Answer key
- den
- b
- bed
- gem
- pen
- i
- zip
- e
- led
- lip
- net
- i
- l
- i
- z
- e
- peg
- rip
- bin
- i
- e
- pen
- wed
- zip
- pen
- tin
- web
- fin
- i
- red
- lid
- hen
- wet
- e
- beg
- dig
- h
- gem
- leg
- pen
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