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.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) six
- 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 3.Change the “h” in “hit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) sit (c) hit
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) pot (c) pit
- 5.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) n (c) h
- 6.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) d
- 7.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) d
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) den (c) pen
- 9.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) hip (c) tip
- 10.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) r
- 11.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) l
- 12.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) sun (c) lip
- 13.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) led (c) bed
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) set (c) pet
- 16.🥅 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) net (c) nut
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) pit (c) pig
- 18.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) sit (c) bit
- 19.Which word is “bed”? (a) bag (b) hen (c) bed
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 21.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 22.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) r
- 23.Change the “b” in “bin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) bin (c) wig
- 24.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) fed (c) bed
- 25.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 26.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) gem
- 27.Change the “d” in “den” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) man (c) den
- 28.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) b
- 29.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) pen (c) pet
- 30.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) bed
- 31.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 32.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 34.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 35.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) f
- 36.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pan (c) pin
- 37.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) leg (c) peg
- 38.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 39.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) vet (c) hem
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) rip
Answer key
- pig
- e
- sit
- pit
- h
- z
- r
- den
- tip
- t
- p
- six
- ten
- fed
- set
- net
- pin
- sit
- bed
- i
- fix
- w
- win
- bed
- i
- web
- men
- s
- pet
- gem
- hen
- hen
- e
- i
- g
- pin
- peg
- e
- yes
- rip
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