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 “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) led
- 2.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) pin
- 3.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) set (c) sat
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pit
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 6.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) zip (c) tap
- 7.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 8.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 10.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hen (c) hem
- 11.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) get (c) vet
- 12.Which word is “six”? (a) fox (b) six (c) sun
- 13.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 14.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) s
- 15.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) m (c) z
- 16.Change the “f” in “fed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) fed
- 17.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) sat (c) hit
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) big (c) beg
- 19.Change the “n” in “fin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) fin (c) fig
- 20.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) tan (c) fin
- 22.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) men (c) ten
- 23.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 24.🥅 Which word is this? (a) red (b) web (c) net
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) led (c) leg
- 26.Which word is “leg”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) bag
- 27.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) l
- 28.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 29.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) p
- 30.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 31.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pig
- 32.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) web (c) gem
- 33.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) hop
- 34.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) run
- 35.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) web (c) hen
- 36.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) lip
- 37.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 38.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) t
- 39.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) l
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) rip (c) tip
Answer key
- red
- bin
- set
- pin
- pen
- zip
- e
- gem
- i
- hem
- vet
- six
- i
- s
- z
- led
- sit
- beg
- fig
- e
- tin
- men
- e
- net
- leg
- leg
- l
- i
- p
- pin
- pin
- gem
- hip
- red
- web
- six
- e
- t
- l
- rip
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