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) pan (b) pen (c) ten
- 2.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) wed
- 3.Change the “f” in “fig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) fig (c) wig
- 4.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) box (c) sun
- 5.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) red
- 6.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) net (c) run
- 7.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) z
- 8.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) red
- 9.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 10.Change the “p” in “pit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pit (c) lit
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) beg (c) bug
- 12.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) net
- 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 14.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) fed
- 15.👄 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) lip
- 16.Change the “p” in “pet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) wed (c) wet
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hen (c) hem
- 18.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 19.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 20.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) rip
- 21.Change the “d” in “lid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rip (c) lip
- 22.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) h
- 23.Change the “j” in “jet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) jet (c) wet
- 24.Change the “p” in “pig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) fig (c) pig
- 25.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) gem (c) ten
- 26.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bin (c) pig
- 27.Change the “w” in “win” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fig (c) win
- 28.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) wed (c) web
- 29.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) fig (c) jig
- 30.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) bag (c) hug
- 31.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 32.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) set (c) pet
- 34.Change the “l” in “led” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) led (c) bud
- 35.Change the “s” in “sit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) fit (c) kit
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 37.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) web (c) hen
- 38.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) c
- 39.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 40.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) get (c) jet
Answer key
- pen
- wet
- wig
- six
- red
- red
- r
- bed
- e
- lit
- beg
- bed
- i
- red
- lip
- wet
- hem
- hen
- i
- tip
- lip
- b
- set
- dig
- gem
- zip
- fin
- wed
- jig
- pig
- e
- e
- pet
- bed
- kit
- hip
- web
- l
- pen
- get
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