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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 2.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) zip (c) bin
- 3.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) vet (c) get
- 4.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) d
- 5.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) zip (c) hip
- 6.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) r
- 7.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) pet (c) pen
- 8.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) p
- 9.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 10.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) hug
- 11.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) red (c) web
- 12.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 13.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) pen (c) leg
- 14.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) leg
- 15.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) bin
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) sit (c) lit
- 17.Which word is “bed”? (a) bat (b) pen (c) bed
- 18.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) t
- 19.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) n
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) led (c) lit
- 21.Change the “s” in “sit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) lit (c) sit
- 22.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 23.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pit (c) pin
- 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) rip (c) dip
- 27.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 28.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) d
- 29.Change the “t” in “wet” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) web (c) wet
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) lot
- 31.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 32.Which word is “zip”? (a) bin (b) zip (c) lip
- 33.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 34.Change the “p” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) tin (c) win
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) men (c) ten
- 36.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) fed (c) red
- 37.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) leg (c) pen
- 38.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) tip
- 39.Change the “d” in “dig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jog (c) dig
- 40.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) hug
Answer key
- e
- zip
- vet
- w
- zip
- r
- yes
- p
- i
- leg
- web
- hen
- red
- web
- bin
- fit
- bed
- l
- l
- lid
- lit
- e
- i
- pit
- e
- rip
- pen
- n
- web
- let
- hen
- zip
- e
- tin
- men
- red
- bed
- tip
- jig
- pig
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