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 “gem”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) pen
- 2.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 3.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 4.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) hen
- 5.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) run
- 6.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) z
- 7.Change the “j” in “jig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) dig (c) jig
- 8.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 9.Change the “h” in “hip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hip (c) rip
- 10.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) leg (c) pen
- 11.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) g
- 12.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 13.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 14.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pig
- 15.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) net
- 16.Change the “f” in “fig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) fig (c) big
- 17.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 18.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) l
- 19.Change the “w” in “wed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) bed
- 20.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 21.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fit (c) fix
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 24.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 25.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) web
- 26.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 27.Change the “v” in “vet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) vet (c) wet
- 28.👄 Which word is this? (a) map (b) lip (c) leg
- 29.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) six (c) pin
- 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 31.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) lid
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bed (c) ten
- 33.Change the “f” in “fix” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 34.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) s
- 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 36.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pin
- 37.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) g
- 38.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) rat
- 39.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) p
- 40.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) l
Answer key
- gem
- ten
- i
- pen
- red
- z
- dig
- pen
- rip
- leg
- h
- pen
- pen
- pin
- leg
- wig
- hen
- w
- fed
- e
- i
- fit
- e
- e
- web
- e
- wet
- lip
- zip
- e
- rid
- bed
- mix
- g
- i
- lip
- t
- red
- p
- b
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