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 “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) pit (c) fit
- 2.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) s
- 3.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 4.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 5.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) rat (c) red
- 6.Which word is “bin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) zip
- 7.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) web (b) led (c) wed
- 8.Change the “p” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) tin (c) pin
- 9.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) web
- 10.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 11.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bat (c) bed
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lip (c) lid
- 13.Change the “d” in “led” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) led (c) let
- 14.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) sun
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) six (c) sun
- 16.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) l
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) tip (c) hit
- 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 19.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) g
- 20.Change the “j” in “jet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) net (c) vet
- 21.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 22.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 23.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) b
- 24.Change the “p” in “pig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pig (c) big
- 25.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) lip (c) dip
- 26.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) zip
- 27.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) hen
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) v
- 29.Change the “p” in “pig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) jug
- 30.Change the “d” in “dip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) tap (c) tip
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) hit (c) lit
- 32.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) net (c) leg
- 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 34.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 35.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 36.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) v
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) wet (c) pet
- 38.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) men (c) pen
- 39.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pig (c) bag
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) leg (c) peg
Answer key
- hit
- w
- hen
- mix
- red
- bin
- wed
- tin
- gem
- e
- bed
- lid
- let
- six
- six
- g
- hip
- i
- p
- vet
- hen
- e
- t
- dig
- zip
- zip
- leg
- n
- jig
- tip
- lit
- bed
- e
- e
- i
- h
- pet
- pen
- pig
- peg
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