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) b (b) g (c) h
- 2.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) z
- 3.Change the “d” in “dip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) lap
- 4.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) pan (c) peg
- 5.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) bin (c) lip
- 6.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) fox (c) six
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 8.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) leg (c) gem
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) c
- 10.Change the “l” in “led” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 11.Which word is “zip”? (a) pin (b) zip (c) pig
- 12.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hen (c) hem
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) men (c) hen
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) bin (c) big
- 15.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) z
- 16.Change the “f” in “fin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fin (c) tin
- 17.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 19.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) hit (c) hip
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) led (c) fed
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pit (c) pin
- 22.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) six
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 24.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) wed
- 25.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 26.Which word is “web”? (a) bed (b) web (c) net
- 27.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 28.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) led (c) lid
- 29.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) m
- 30.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 31.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) net
- 32.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 33.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) b
- 34.Change the “n” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) tin (c) tip
- 35.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) g
- 36.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 37.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) wig (c) big
- 38.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 39.Change the “k” in “kid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) rid (c) lid
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) led (c) bed
Answer key
- h
- z
- lip
- pen
- lip
- six
- i
- gem
- t
- fed
- zip
- hem
- men
- bit
- p
- win
- pen
- hen
- hit
- fed
- pin
- pig
- ten
- wed
- e
- web
- ten
- lid
- n
- i
- gem
- e
- b
- tip
- w
- e
- wig
- i
- rid
- bed
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