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.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) t
- 2.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) lip
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 4.Change the “d” in “rid” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) rid (c) rip
- 5.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) zip (c) six
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 8.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) z (c) d
- 9.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) lip (c) bin
- 10.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) set (c) sat
- 11.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 12.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) six (c) zip
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) men
- 14.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) win (c) pin
- 15.Change the “f” in “fin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) tin (c) fin
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) pen (c) peg
- 17.Which word is “red”? (a) gem (b) red (c) leg
- 18.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) f
- 19.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) d
- 20.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) j
- 21.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) pig (c) big
- 22.Change the “f” in “fit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) lit (c) fit
- 23.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 24.Which word is “bin”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) bin
- 25.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) six (c) pig
- 26.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) pen
- 27.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) hip
- 28.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) leg (c) net
- 29.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) h
- 30.Change the “s” in “sit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) sit (c) pit
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) hen (b) rat (c) net
- 32.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) jet
- 33.Change the “z” in “zip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) tip (c) zip
- 34.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) pin
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) wig (c) bag
- 37.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) get (c) hem
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) lit (c) hit
- 39.Change the “j” in “jet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) jet (c) wet
- 40.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
Answer key
- l
- leg
- e
- rip
- six
- e
- pen
- z
- zip
- sit
- pen
- zip
- men
- win
- tin
- peg
- red
- r
- p
- p
- big
- hit
- i
- bin
- pig
- den
- zip
- net
- p
- kit
- net
- jet
- tip
- pin
- e
- big
- gem
- hit
- wet
- ten
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