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.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) l
- 2.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) l
- 3.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) hen (c) red
- 4.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 5.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hen (c) gem
- 6.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) pig (c) bin
- 7.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 8.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) rat (c) bed
- 10.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pin
- 11.Change the “p” in “pig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wig (c) win
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) let (b) leg (c) led
- 13.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 14.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bed (c) net
- 15.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 16.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 17.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) bed (c) gem
- 18.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) rat
- 19.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) mix (c) six
- 20.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) bin
- 21.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) p
- 22.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) g
- 23.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 24.Change the “l” in “led” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) rod (c) red
- 25.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) kid (c) kit
- 26.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 27.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) net (c) gem
- 28.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) ten (c) web
- 29.Change the “f” in “fig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) wig (c) jig
- 30.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) p
- 31.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) bat
- 32.Which word is “leg”? (a) net (b) leg (c) bag
- 33.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) j
- 34.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 35.Change the “v” in “vet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) vet (c) wet
- 36.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) set (b) den (c) yes
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) tin
- 38.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 39.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 40.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) zip (c) tip
Answer key
- l
- l
- gem
- e
- hem
- bin
- e
- pen
- net
- pin
- wig
- leg
- pen
- bed
- pen
- e
- web
- red
- mix
- zip
- p
- z
- e
- red
- kit
- ten
- gem
- web
- jig
- n
- bed
- leg
- b
- i
- wet
- yes
- bin
- hen
- ten
- tip
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