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) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 2.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) dig (c) pig
- 3.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) b
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hem (c) hen
- 5.Change the “w” in “win” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) win (c) fin
- 6.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 7.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pig
- 8.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) yes (c) bed
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) hen
- 10.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) wed (c) web
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 12.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) ten
- 13.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) lit
- 14.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 15.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) bed
- 16.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 17.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 18.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) lip
- 19.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) fix (c) mix
- 20.Which word is “bin”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) ten
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) ten (c) men
- 22.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 23.🥅 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) net (c) cat
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pit (c) pig
- 25.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) men (c) hen
- 26.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) j
- 27.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) f
- 28.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) den
- 29.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) bin
- 30.Change the “v” in “vet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) vet (c) pet
- 31.🦵 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) log
- 32.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 33.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) r
- 34.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) ten (c) hen
- 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 37.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) six (c) box
- 38.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) d
- 39.Change the “z” in “zip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) rip (c) zip
- 40.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) cap
Answer key
- pen
- big
- w
- hen
- fin
- e
- pig
- yes
- den
- web
- e
- gem
- let
- i
- bed
- wed
- e
- leg
- fix
- bin
- men
- ten
- net
- pin
- men
- h
- l
- den
- pin
- jet
- leg
- hen
- t
- ten
- e
- e
- six
- b
- rip
- lip
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