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.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) gum (c) hem
- 2.Which word is “zip”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) tap
- 3.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 4.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pen (c) web
- 5.👄 Which word is this? (a) log (b) lip (c) cap
- 6.Change the “m” in “men” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) men (c) pen
- 7.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 8.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) bat (c) bit
- 10.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 11.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) t
- 12.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hen (c) men
- 13.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) b
- 14.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) ten (c) leg
- 15.🐷 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) pig (c) bag
- 16.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) zip
- 17.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 18.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) fin (c) win
- 19.Change the “n” in “net” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) net
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 21.🔴 Which word is this? (a) net (b) leg (c) red
- 22.Which word is “bin”? (a) run (b) bin (c) six
- 23.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) lid
- 24.Change the “g” in “fig” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) fig
- 25.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) t
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) beg (c) bag
- 27.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) ten
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) pet (c) vet
- 29.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jig (c) wig
- 30.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) net (c) hen
- 31.Which word is “web”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) web
- 32.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) red
- 33.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) vet (c) get
- 34.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) get (c) gem
- 35.Change the “w” in “wet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) wet (c) pet
- 36.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) hip (c) dip
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) bin (c) tip
- 38.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) bit (c) hit
- 40.Change the “p” in “pit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) lit (c) kit
Answer key
- gem
- zip
- i
- web
- lip
- pen
- e
- e
- bit
- i
- t
- men
- h
- gem
- pig
- zip
- pen
- win
- set
- e
- red
- bin
- rid
- fix
- r
- beg
- pen
- pet
- jig
- net
- web
- red
- vet
- get
- jet
- lip
- tin
- e
- hit
- lit
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