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 this? (a) ten (b) red (c) leg
- 2.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) b
- 3.💎 Which word is this? (a) web (b) pen (c) gem
- 4.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) gem (c) red
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bad (c) red
- 6.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) vet (c) let
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) gum (c) gem
- 8.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) t
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) dip
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) win (c) fin
- 11.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 12.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) m
- 13.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rod (c) rid
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) men
- 15.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 16.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pit
- 18.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) ham
- 21.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Change the “p” in “pit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) hit (c) pit
- 23.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 24.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) hip (c) lip
- 26.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) pin (c) bin
- 27.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) p
- 28.👄 Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) zip
- 29.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) mix (c) fit
- 30.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) net (c) pet
- 31.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hug (c) red
- 32.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) c
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) sit (c) fit
- 35.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) log (c) leg
- 36.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) n
- 37.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 38.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) leg (c) hen
- 39.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) lid
- 40.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) den
Answer key
- leg
- b
- gem
- gem
- bed
- vet
- gem
- t
- hip
- fin
- hen
- l
- rid
- hen
- i
- i
- pin
- ten
- rip
- hem
- e
- bit
- pin
- pin
- lip
- bin
- r
- lip
- fix
- pet
- leg
- w
- i
- hit
- leg
- n
- ten
- bed
- kid
- den
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