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 “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) bag (c) bed
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) led (c) fed
- 3.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) red (c) rat
- 4.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 5.Change the “h” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) hit (c) pit
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pig (c) pen
- 7.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) net (c) bed
- 8.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) bed
- 9.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pig
- 10.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 11.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 12.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) gem (c) hen
- 13.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 14.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) r
- 15.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) b
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) get (c) pat
- 17.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) h
- 18.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) h
- 19.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 20.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 21.Change the “w” in “wet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) pat (c) pet
- 22.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) g
- 23.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) tin
- 24.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) set (c) get
- 26.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) ten
- 27.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 29.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) m
- 30.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) wig (c) big
- 31.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) log (c) lip
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ham (c) hem
- 33.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) w
- 34.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 35.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) hit (c) kit
- 36.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) lip (c) six
- 37.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) s
- 38.Change the “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) hit (c) bit
- 39.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) gem
- 40.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- beg
- fed
- net
- den
- pit
- peg
- bed
- web
- pin
- pin
- pen
- gem
- i
- r
- b
- pet
- l
- h
- pen
- ten
- pet
- b
- bin
- e
- net
- pen
- hen
- e
- p
- big
- pig
- hem
- w
- e
- kit
- six
- g
- bit
- leg
- e
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