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.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pen
- 2.Which word is “leg”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) bag
- 3.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 4.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which word is “pig”? (a) bag (b) pig (c) bin
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 7.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 8.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) v
- 9.Change the “s” in “set” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) wet
- 10.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) bag
- 11.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 12.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) t
- 13.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) wet (c) pet
- 14.Change the “d” in “wed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wed (c) wet
- 15.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) l
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) hen
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) bud (c) bed
- 19.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 20.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) b
- 21.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 22.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 23.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) red (c) web
- 24.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) net (c) pet
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 26.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 27.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bad (c) red
- 28.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) bag (c) ten
- 29.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) leg (c) web
- 30.Change the “l” in “leg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) leg (c) beg
- 31.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) c
- 32.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 33.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) let (c) leg
- 34.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) hen (c) net
- 35.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) bed (c) red
- 36.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) hit (c) pin
- 37.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 38.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) six (c) sit
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) lit (c) lid
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) tin (c) fin
Answer key
- pen
- leg
- hen
- l
- pig
- e
- pen
- b
- jet
- bed
- pin
- t
- let
- web
- l
- hen
- hem
- bed
- den
- b
- e
- fed
- red
- yes
- hen
- i
- bed
- bin
- web
- beg
- h
- ten
- let
- gem
- web
- pit
- e
- sit
- lit
- fin
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