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 “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 2.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) s
- 3.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) pen (c) rat
- 4.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) z (c) d
- 5.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bag (c) bus
- 6.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 7.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) w
- 8.Change the “j” in “jet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) jet
- 9.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 10.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) g
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 12.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) r
- 13.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) z
- 14.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) get (c) gem
- 15.💎 Which word is this? (a) red (b) gem (c) net
- 16.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) b
- 17.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 18.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) s
- 19.Change the “f” in “fix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) sit (c) six
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tan (c) den
- 21.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) set (c) sit
- 22.🐷 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) pig
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 24.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) rid
- 25.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lit (c) kit
- 26.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 27.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 28.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) rat (c) red
- 29.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) b
- 30.Which word is “zip”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) cap
- 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) pin (c) fin
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fig (c) fog
- 34.Change the “g” in “get” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) pet (c) get
- 35.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) big (c) pig
- 36.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) pen
- 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 38.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 39.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) net (c) hen
- 40.Which word is “web”? (a) hen (b) web (c) ten
Answer key
- hen
- p
- red
- g
- bed
- e
- p
- let
- e
- l
- i
- r
- z
- gem
- gem
- t
- pen
- s
- six
- ten
- sit
- pig
- pen
- kid
- kit
- e
- e
- red
- b
- zip
- i
- pin
- fig
- net
- pig
- pen
- e
- i
- net
- web
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