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