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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 2.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) r
- 3.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) b
- 5.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 6.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pig (c) lip
- 7.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) tip (c) zip
- 8.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) lip
- 9.Which word is “red”? (a) hen (b) red (c) net
- 10.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) r
- 11.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 12.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) g
- 13.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 14.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) ten
- 15.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) w
- 16.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) w (c) z
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pet (c) pen
- 18.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pet (c) peg
- 20.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 21.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 22.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) jet (c) net
- 23.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 24.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 25.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) vet (c) pen
- 26.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) men (c) ten
- 27.Change the “w” in “win” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fin (c) bin
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) big (c) bin
- 29.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) led (c) kid
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pet (c) pat
- 32.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) wet (c) wed
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) pan (c) pin
- 34.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) b
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) zip
- 36.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) pig
- 37.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) net
- 38.Change the “g” in “big” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) win (c) big
- 39.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) ten (c) net
- 40.Which word is “gem”? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
Answer key
- e
- h
- pen
- b
- r
- pig
- zip
- lip
- red
- l
- pin
- g
- e
- leg
- l
- w
- peg
- hen
- pen
- e
- i
- jet
- e
- z
- pet
- ten
- fin
- big
- pen
- lid
- pet
- wet
- pin
- n
- lip
- six
- gem
- bin
- net
- gem
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