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 “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) den
- 2.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) ten
- 3.Which word is “net”? (a) hen (b) net (c) leg
- 4.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 5.Which word is “zip”? (a) pig (b) six (c) zip
- 6.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) tin (c) fin
- 7.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) rid (c) red
- 8.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) lit (c) hit
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) six
- 10.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) b
- 11.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) s
- 12.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rip (c) rid
- 13.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) zip
- 14.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) pen (c) net
- 15.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 16.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) p
- 17.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) b
- 18.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 19.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) web (c) gem
- 20.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 21.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 22.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) l (c) h
- 23.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 24.Change the “s” in “set” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) set (c) vet
- 25.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 26.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) pig (c) big
- 27.Change the “p” in “pig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) dig (c) pig
- 28.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pan
- 29.Change the “v” in “vet” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) vet (c) led
- 30.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bag (c) pig
- 31.Change the “h” in “hen” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) rip (c) tip
- 33.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 34.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) v
- 35.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) gem (c) red
- 36.Change the “w” in “win” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) fit (c) fin
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) den
- 38.Change the “f” in “fit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) set (c) sit
- 39.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 40.Which word is “leg”? (a) ten (b) bug (c) leg
Answer key
- den
- ten
- net
- i
- zip
- fin
- red
- lit
- six
- b
- p
- rid
- zip
- gem
- pin
- r
- b
- s
- gem
- pen
- e
- h
- i
- net
- i
- big
- dig
- pen
- let
- pig
- pen
- rip
- e
- z
- red
- fin
- ten
- sit
- hen
- leg
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