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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 2.Which word is “lip”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) lip
- 3.Which word is “leg”? (a) hen (b) leg (c) red
- 4.Change the “j” in “jet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) jet (c) net
- 5.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 6.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) s
- 7.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) pit (c) fig
- 8.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 9.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) bag
- 10.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) s
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lit (c) lid
- 12.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) sun
- 13.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) f (c) p
- 14.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hem (c) gem
- 15.Change the “t” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) led (c) leg
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) fig (c) fin
- 17.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 18.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 19.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) lip (c) six
- 20.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 21.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) gem
- 22.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 23.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) fed (c) bed
- 24.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) web (c) leg
- 25.💎 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) net (c) gem
- 26.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) j
- 27.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ten (c) den
- 28.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) red (c) net
- 29.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) win (c) tin
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) wet (c) pet
- 32.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) l
- 33.Change the “s” in “set” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) set (c) vet
- 34.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hem (c) gum
- 35.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 36.Change the “h” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) hit (c) sit
- 37.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
- 38.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) c
- 39.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 40.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) h
Answer key
- e
- lip
- leg
- net
- e
- p
- fit
- hen
- bed
- z
- lid
- six
- p
- gem
- leg
- fig
- i
- e
- six
- i
- hem
- i
- bed
- web
- gem
- p
- den
- red
- pin
- tin
- wet
- l
- vet
- gem
- e
- pit
- pen
- n
- e
- h
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