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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 3.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) web (c) red
- 4.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) v
- 5.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 6.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 7.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) wet (c) yes
- 8.🦵 Which word is this? (a) net (b) ten (c) leg
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) jig (c) dig
- 10.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) s
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fig (c) fog
- 12.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) red
- 14.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) b
- 15.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) s
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) hit (c) sit
- 17.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) dip (c) dig
- 18.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) dip (c) rip
- 19.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) s
- 20.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) big
- 23.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) lit (c) six
- 24.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 25.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) bin
- 26.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 27.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) z (c) v
- 28.Change the “p” in “pet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) vet (c) pet
- 29.🔴 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) leg (c) red
- 30.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) six
- 31.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) h
- 32.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 33.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) l
- 34.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 35.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 36.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 37.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 38.Change the “t” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pet
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 40.Change the “p” in “lip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) fit (c) lip
Answer key
- e
- e
- red
- g
- i
- hen
- yes
- leg
- dig
- p
- fig
- i
- rid
- b
- p
- fit
- dip
- rip
- s
- ten
- e
- bin
- sit
- ten
- pin
- pen
- z
- vet
- red
- six
- n
- e
- l
- i
- e
- e
- pin
- pen
- e
- lit
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