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) s (b) w (c) t
- 2.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 3.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) pen
- 4.Change the “h” in “hip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) zip (c) dip
- 5.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) s
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hip (c) fit
- 7.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) lip (c) six
- 8.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) bag (c) pen
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) rod (c) red
- 10.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 11.🤐 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) zip (c) cup
- 12.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 13.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 14.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) map (c) pin
- 15.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) hen (c) pen
- 16.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) six (c) sun
- 17.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) lip
- 18.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) vet (c) net
- 19.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) zip (c) bin
- 20.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) ten (c) den
- 21.Change the “w” in “win” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) win (c) pin
- 22.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) ten
- 23.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 24.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) pit
- 26.Change the “s” in “six” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 27.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 28.Change the “d” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) dig (c) pin
- 29.Which word is “net”? (a) bed (b) gem (c) net
- 30.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.Change the “n” in “bin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bit (c) bin
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) dip (c) zip
- 33.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) m
- 34.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 35.Change the “v” in “vet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) net (c) vet
- 36.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 37.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 38.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) fit (c) fig
- 39.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 40.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) n
Answer key
- t
- hen
- bed
- dip
- l
- hit
- six
- pig
- red
- hen
- zip
- pin
- ten
- lip
- web
- six
- lip
- net
- bin
- ten
- pin
- red
- i
- e
- lit
- mix
- e
- pig
- net
- ten
- bit
- rip
- g
- i
- pet
- pen
- i
- fit
- e
- n
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