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 “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) kit (c) fix
- 2.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 4.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 5.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) dig (c) jig
- 7.Which word is “leg”? (a) red (b) leg (c) bed
- 8.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) web (c) rat
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) beg (c) bud
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) dig (c) fix
- 11.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lit (c) lid
- 12.Which word is “six”? (a) box (b) six (c) lip
- 13.Blend the sounds: g – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) get (c) vet
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) tip (c) hip
- 15.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) g
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 17.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) dig (c) fig
- 18.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 19.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) g
- 20.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 21.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pig (c) hen
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tin (c) tip
- 23.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) box
- 24.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) c
- 27.Change the “v” in “vet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) get (c) got
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) fix (c) six
- 29.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) pan
- 30.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hen (c) hem
- 31.🐷 Which word is this? (a) six (b) pin (c) pig
- 32.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) bed
- 33.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hug (c) gem
- 34.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 35.Which word is “gem”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) ten
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) rid
- 37.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) wed (c) fed
- 38.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) v
- 39.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) t
- 40.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- fit
- ten
- e
- ten
- e
- pig
- leg
- red
- bed
- fig
- lid
- six
- get
- tip
- g
- pen
- dig
- hen
- n
- i
- bin
- tin
- bed
- pen
- i
- b
- get
- six
- pen
- hem
- pig
- bin
- leg
- i
- gem
- red
- fed
- w
- p
- e
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