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.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) l
- 2.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pet (c) jet
- 3.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) c
- 4.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 5.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) hit (c) sit
- 7.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) f (c) s
- 8.Change the “w” in “wed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) led (c) red
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 10.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 11.Which word is “leg”? (a) hug (b) bed (c) leg
- 12.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lip (c) lit
- 13.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) b
- 14.Change the “s” in “six” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 15.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) hem (c) gem
- 16.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 17.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) h
- 18.👄 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) lip
- 19.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) p (c) n
- 20.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) l (c) f
- 21.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 22.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 23.Change the “b” in “big” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pig (c) big
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) wed (c) fed
- 25.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) rip (c) lip
- 26.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hen (c) den
- 27.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 28.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) wed (c) bed
- 29.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) rid
- 30.Change the “p” in “peg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) bug (c) peg
- 31.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) t
- 32.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) sit (c) mix
- 33.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) g
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bag (c) bug
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) hot (c) hit
- 36.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 37.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) six
- 38.Which word is “red”? (a) web (b) hen (c) red
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) rip
- 40.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- p
- pet
- n
- e
- hen
- bit
- z
- red
- i
- ten
- leg
- lit
- h
- mix
- gem
- e
- t
- lip
- p
- l
- pen
- e
- pig
- fed
- tip
- den
- i
- wed
- kid
- beg
- w
- six
- g
- beg
- hit
- i
- bin
- red
- rip
- i
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