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.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) den
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) rat (c) hen
- 3.Change the “l” in “let” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) web (c) let
- 4.Which word is “bin”? (a) run (b) can (c) bin
- 5.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) v (c) t
- 6.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) six (c) fox
- 7.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) b
- 8.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 9.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) tub (c) web
- 10.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) net (c) pen
- 11.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pen
- 12.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) z
- 13.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) pen
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) led (c) wed
- 15.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) log
- 16.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.👄 Which word is this? (a) log (b) bin (c) lip
- 18.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) lip (c) zip
- 19.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pit (c) pin
- 20.Change the “t” in “wet” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) web (c) wed
- 21.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) tin (c) bin
- 22.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) yes (c) jet
- 23.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) dip (c) hip
- 24.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 26.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) leg
- 27.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 28.Change the “f” in “fit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) fit (c) sit
- 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 30.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 31.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 32.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) m
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) lip
- 35.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 36.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) mix (c) fix
- 37.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 38.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) ten (c) hen
- 39.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) can (c) six
- 40.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) n
Answer key
- den
- red
- wet
- bin
- t
- six
- b
- ten
- web
- gem
- pin
- z
- pen
- led
- leg
- e
- lip
- zip
- pig
- web
- bin
- yes
- zip
- i
- e
- leg
- pen
- sit
- e
- e
- hen
- g
- i
- lip
- i
- fix
- ten
- hen
- bin
- s
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