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.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) h
- 2.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 3.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) lit (c) bit
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) hen
- 5.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 6.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pin (c) fox
- 7.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) wet (c) led
- 8.Change the “d” in “dip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) zip (c) rip
- 9.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) n
- 10.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) red
- 11.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 12.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 13.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pet
- 14.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) h
- 15.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) ten (c) red
- 16.Which word is “bin”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) bin
- 17.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) hen (c) men
- 18.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pin (c) fox
- 19.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) red (c) gem
- 20.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) wet (c) net
- 21.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hen (c) ten
- 22.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) win (c) bin
- 23.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) n
- 24.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) gem (c) hem
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bag (c) leg
- 26.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 27.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) s
- 28.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) web (c) bed
- 29.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) net (c) dot
- 31.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 32.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) net (c) vet
- 33.Change the “j” in “jet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) let (c) jet
- 34.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) j
- 35.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bin (c) can
- 36.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) peg
- 37.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) lip
- 38.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) pen
- 39.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) d
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) dig (c) dip
Answer key
- z
- i
- sit
- pen
- pin
- six
- wed
- zip
- n
- red
- hen
- ten
- pen
- l
- net
- bin
- men
- six
- gem
- wet
- leg
- win
- b
- gem
- beg
- e
- t
- web
- e
- net
- kid
- net
- let
- b
- bin
- pen
- leg
- web
- h
- dip
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