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.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 2.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) w
- 3.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hip (c) dip
- 5.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) gem (c) red
- 6.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) hen (c) ten
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) bit (c) bin
- 8.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) h
- 9.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) l
- 10.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 11.Change the “w” in “wig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) big (c) wig
- 12.Which word is “leg”? (a) bed (b) leg (c) dog
- 13.Which word is “gem”? (a) net (b) gem (c) red
- 14.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) get (c) gem
- 15.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 16.Which word is “net”? (a) cat (b) net (c) web
- 17.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) j (c) z
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) den
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fan (c) bin
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 21.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) big (c) beg
- 22.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) set (c) get
- 23.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) tap
- 24.Change the “p” in “tip” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) tip (c) tin
- 25.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) f
- 26.Change the “t” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) let (c) leg
- 27.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) c
- 28.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 29.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) six (c) pig
- 30.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) bud
- 31.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 32.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 33.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) tub
- 34.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) b
- 35.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) p
- 36.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) wig (c) win
- 37.Which word is “bin”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) bin
- 38.Change the “s” in “set” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) pet
- 39.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 40.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) z
Answer key
- hen
- w
- pin
- hip
- red
- ten
- bit
- h
- s
- i
- big
- leg
- gem
- gem
- i
- net
- z
- hen
- fin
- e
- big
- vet
- zip
- tin
- b
- leg
- l
- e
- pig
- bed
- den
- i
- web
- b
- p
- win
- bin
- pet
- e
- g
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