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 n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) t
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) fed
- 4.Change the “n” in “net” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) net (c) jet
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 6.🐷 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) lip (c) pig
- 7.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) r
- 8.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 9.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 10.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pig
- 11.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 12.Change the “g” in “beg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) bed (c) beg
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) kit (c) pit
- 14.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bin (c) bag
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fix (c) mix
- 16.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) sit (c) six
- 17.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 18.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) gem (c) nut
- 19.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) men (c) hen
- 20.Which word is “red”? (a) pen (b) rat (c) red
- 21.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) bed (c) red
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) peg (c) bag
- 23.Which word is “bed”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) net
- 24.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 26.Which word is “pig”? (a) dog (b) pen (c) pig
- 27.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) bed
- 28.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) b
- 29.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) sun (c) six
- 30.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) pig (c) dip
- 31.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) net (c) jet
- 32.Change the “t” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) men (c) pen
- 33.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 34.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bag
- 35.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) six (c) box
- 36.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) kit (c) pit
- 37.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) pin
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) jig (c) big
- 39.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) r
- 40.Which word is “leg”? (a) dog (b) gem (c) leg
Answer key
- t
- e
- red
- set
- pen
- pig
- l
- hen
- pen
- pin
- w
- bed
- hit
- big
- fix
- sit
- e
- net
- hen
- red
- gem
- beg
- bed
- den
- i
- pig
- red
- b
- six
- dig
- jet
- pen
- hen
- bin
- six
- pit
- pin
- pig
- p
- leg
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