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.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) bed (c) bad
- 2.Which word is “leg”? (a) dog (b) net (c) leg
- 3.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) kid (c) lid
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) ham
- 5.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) rat (c) ten
- 6.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 7.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 8.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) dip (c) lip
- 9.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bed (c) web
- 10.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 11.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hen (c) hem
- 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pan
- 14.Change the “t” in “get” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) get (c) gum
- 15.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) l
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) pan (c) pen
- 17.Which word is “bin”? (a) can (b) bat (c) bin
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) pen
- 19.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) bit (c) big
- 20.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 21.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) six (c) lip
- 22.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) six
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 24.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) net (c) bed
- 25.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) z
- 26.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) bin
- 27.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) b
- 28.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) red
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 30.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 31.Change the “l” in “let” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) jet (c) vet
- 32.Change the “s” in “set” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) get (c) set
- 33.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) six (c) pin
- 34.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) bed (c) gem
- 35.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 36.Change the “z” in “zip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) lip
- 37.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) dig (c) dog
- 38.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 39.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 40.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) z
Answer key
- bed
- leg
- lid
- hem
- red
- e
- pen
- lip
- web
- hen
- hem
- e
- pin
- gem
- l
- pen
- bin
- men
- big
- e
- six
- pig
- ten
- bed
- b
- bin
- p
- gem
- e
- hen
- jet
- get
- six
- gem
- ten
- lip
- dig
- e
- i
- r
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