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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 2.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) s
- 3.Change the “r” in “red” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) led
- 4.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 5.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) g (c) l
- 6.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) pen
- 7.Change the “r” in “rip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) hit (c) rip
- 8.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) h
- 9.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) lit (c) hit
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) zip (c) lip
- 12.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) b
- 13.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) zip
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) l
- 15.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) dig (c) wig
- 16.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) w
- 17.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) hen
- 18.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) r
- 19.Change the “t” in “sit” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) sit (c) six
- 20.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 21.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 22.Change the “s” in “set” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) get
- 23.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) r
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) tap (c) tip
- 25.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) net (c) web
- 26.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 27.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) lip
- 28.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) ten (c) men
- 29.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 30.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 31.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pet (c) beg
- 32.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 33.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) kid
- 34.Change the “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) led
- 35.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pig (c) jig
- 36.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) pig (c) leg
- 37.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) map
- 38.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 39.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) fin (c) wig
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bud (c) bed
Answer key
- i
- s
- led
- bed
- w
- den
- hip
- g
- pin
- fit
- lip
- b
- bin
- t
- dig
- l
- pen
- p
- six
- e
- e
- vet
- r
- tip
- web
- hen
- six
- den
- e
- e
- peg
- ten
- kid
- fed
- pig
- lip
- zip
- pin
- win
- bed
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