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: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) hen (c) men
- 2.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 4.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pit
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) pet
- 7.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) pin (c) zip
- 8.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) wet (c) jet
- 9.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 10.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) z
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 12.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) leg (c) jet
- 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 14.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) sit (c) hit
- 15.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 17.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) mix (c) six
- 18.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) b
- 19.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) bin (c) pen
- 20.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) hem (c) pen
- 21.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) t
- 22.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) t
- 23.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) win (c) pig
- 24.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) h
- 25.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) wig (c) jig
- 26.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) h
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) run (c) red
- 28.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) gum (c) get
- 29.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) pen (c) web
- 30.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pig (c) box
- 31.Change the “t” in “tip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) dip (c) lip
- 32.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) lit
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) jet (c) net
- 34.🥅 Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) red
- 35.Change the “g” in “get” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) get (c) jet
- 36.Which word is “net”? (a) ten (b) net (c) web
- 37.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pig (c) bin
- 38.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) j
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) dig (c) pig
- 40.Change the “b” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) bin (c) tin
Answer key
- men
- e
- e
- e
- pin
- pet
- zip
- wet
- e
- b
- e
- let
- i
- sit
- e
- rip
- six
- b
- bin
- hen
- g
- t
- wig
- p
- jig
- p
- red
- gem
- web
- six
- dip
- let
- net
- net
- jet
- net
- pin
- n
- dig
- tin
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