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 “gem”? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
- 2.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 4.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) log (c) led
- 6.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) l
- 7.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pen (c) ten
- 8.Change the “s” in “set” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) set (c) pet
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rod
- 11.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) bed
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) wet (c) pet
- 13.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) v
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) let (c) led
- 15.Which word is “leg”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) hug
- 16.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wet (c) wed
- 17.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 18.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) jig
- 19.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) wet (c) vet
- 20.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) h
- 21.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) rip (c) lid
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) rid
- 23.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) zip (c) cap
- 24.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 26.Change the “w” in “wet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) pet (c) wet
- 27.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 28.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) rod
- 29.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) jet (c) vet
- 30.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) n
- 31.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) fed
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
- 34.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bin (c) bit
- 35.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) pan
- 36.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 37.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) net
- 38.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) bed
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) rip
- 40.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) wet (c) wed
Answer key
- gem
- six
- e
- e
- leg
- l
- pen
- pet
- i
- rid
- bed
- pet
- t
- led
- leg
- wet
- e
- pig
- wet
- h
- lip
- red
- zip
- i
- hen
- pet
- e
- red
- vet
- n
- hen
- fed
- pin
- bit
- bin
- ten
- net
- bed
- rip
- wed
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