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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 2.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) net
- 3.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 4.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) pen
- 5.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 6.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) net (c) hat
- 7.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) gem
- 8.Change the “p” in “peg” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) beg (c) peg
- 9.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) gem
- 10.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) leg (c) pen
- 11.Change the “p” in “tip” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) tin (c) fin
- 12.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 13.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 14.Which word is “pig”? (a) bag (b) pig (c) bin
- 15.Change the “p” in “dip” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) dig (c) dip
- 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 17.Change the “t” in “fit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fit (c) tin
- 18.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) pin (c) fin
- 19.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bin (c) bit
- 20.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 21.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) men (c) den
- 22.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) zip
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 24.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bit (c) bin
- 26.Which word is “bin”? (a) bed (b) van (c) bin
- 27.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) b
- 28.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) web
- 29.Which word is “net”? (a) gem (b) rat (c) net
- 30.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) m
- 31.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) c
- 32.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 33.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 34.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) red (c) run
- 35.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) red (c) fed
- 36.Change the “g” in “leg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) led (c) leg
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 38.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) sit (c) lit
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) tip (c) hip
- 40.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
Answer key
- e
- gem
- pen
- den
- e
- net
- gem
- beg
- web
- leg
- tin
- pin
- e
- pig
- dig
- e
- fin
- win
- bit
- hen
- den
- six
- ten
- pin
- bin
- bin
- b
- bed
- net
- w
- r
- e
- i
- red
- red
- led
- i
- lit
- tip
- hen
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