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 “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 3.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) gem
- 4.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) set (c) get
- 6.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pin
- 7.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 8.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) leg (c) gem
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 11.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) leg
- 12.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 13.Change the “w” in “wed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) led (c) red
- 14.Change the “d” in “den” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) tan
- 15.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) wed (c) fed
- 16.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) log (c) cap
- 17.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) j
- 18.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) kit (c) kid
- 19.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) t
- 20.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) s
- 21.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) beg
- 22.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) log (c) leg
- 23.🐷 Which word is this? (a) log (b) pig (c) hug
- 24.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) zip
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) dip (c) rip
- 26.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) w
- 27.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 28.Change the “b” in “bit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sat (c) sit
- 29.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) bus
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) red (c) wed
- 31.Change the “t” in “let” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) let (c) led
- 32.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bed (c) box
- 33.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 34.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) peg (c) pet
- 35.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) s
- 36.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) zip (c) hip
- 37.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) web
- 38.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 39.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) c
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) z
Answer key
- hen
- e
- gem
- e
- vet
- pig
- e
- e
- leg
- i
- lip
- pen
- led
- ten
- wed
- lip
- s
- kid
- b
- h
- bed
- leg
- pig
- zip
- lip
- t
- e
- sit
- bin
- red
- led
- bed
- pin
- peg
- l
- rip
- web
- ten
- b
- z
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