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.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 2.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) lid
- 3.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) bed (c) red
- 4.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) p
- 5.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) lit (c) sit
- 6.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) n
- 7.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) pin (c) zip
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) cat (b) net (c) red
- 9.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 10.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 11.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bag (c) ten
- 12.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 13.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) s
- 15.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) red (c) web
- 16.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) bit (c) bin
- 17.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) web
- 18.Change the “w” in “wet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) vet (c) set
- 19.Which word is “bed”? (a) web (b) pen (c) bed
- 20.Change the “t” in “tin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) tin (c) win
- 21.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 22.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) six
- 23.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) pen (c) gem
- 24.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 25.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) jet
- 27.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) dug (c) dig
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) fig (c) dog
- 29.Which word is “pig”? (a) six (b) pig (c) lip
- 30.Change the “k” in “kit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) lit (c) lid
- 31.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) b
- 32.Change the “n” in “net” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) sat (c) set
- 33.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) d (c) g
- 34.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) dig (c) wig
- 35.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) peg
- 36.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) r
- 37.Which word is “leg”? (a) lip (b) leg (c) pig
- 38.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hen (c) gem
- 39.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) gem (c) get
- 40.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) d (c) p
Answer key
- pen
- led
- red
- l
- lit
- p
- zip
- net
- ten
- hen
- leg
- i
- i
- t
- web
- bit
- web
- vet
- bed
- win
- hen
- lip
- gem
- ten
- e
- jet
- dig
- dig
- pig
- lit
- b
- set
- g
- jig
- pen
- r
- leg
- hem
- gem
- p
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