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.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 2.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) g
- 3.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 4.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) peg (c) leg
- 6.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) pen
- 7.Change the “n” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) ham (c) hem
- 8.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 9.Change the “l” in “lit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) pit (c) pin
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) bug (c) pig
- 12.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) t
- 13.Change the “t” in “let” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) led (c) lid
- 14.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 15.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) rod (c) red
- 16.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) rat (c) leg
- 17.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) gem
- 18.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 20.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) l
- 21.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 22.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) wig (c) win
- 23.Change the “g” in “peg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) peg (c) pen
- 24.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) n
- 25.Change the “f” in “fed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) wed (c) fed
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) p
- 28.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) d
- 29.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) bag
- 30.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) bin
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) red (c) wed
- 32.Change the “n” in “net” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) get (c) wet
- 33.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bed (c) red
- 35.Change the “b” in “bed” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) red (c) bed
- 36.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hen (c) pen
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) big (c) fit
- 38.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pin (c) cap
- 39.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pen (c) net
- 40.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) let (c) hit
Answer key
- e
- p
- i
- e
- peg
- bed
- hem
- e
- pit
- i
- big
- t
- led
- pen
- red
- red
- web
- e
- hen
- l
- pin
- win
- pet
- b
- led
- e
- p
- w
- leg
- pig
- wed
- get
- e
- bed
- fed
- den
- bit
- zip
- net
- lit
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