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.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pan
- 2.🐷 Which word is this? (a) six (b) pig (c) bug
- 3.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 4.Change the “w” in “wet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) wet (c) let
- 5.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) p
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pin
- 7.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rid (c) rip
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) hen
- 10.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) b
- 11.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 13.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) six (c) pin
- 14.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) p
- 15.🔴 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) run (c) red
- 16.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) sit (c) lit
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bug (c) big
- 18.Change the “s” in “sit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bat (c) bit
- 19.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) tan (c) ten
- 20.Change the “t” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pet (c) pen
- 21.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) jet
- 22.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) c
- 23.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) l
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) rod
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) lit (c) bit
- 27.Change the “w” in “wig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) wig
- 28.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 29.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) gem (c) leg
- 30.🤐 Which word is this? (a) six (b) zip (c) cap
- 31.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) tin (c) fin
- 33.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) net (c) gem
- 34.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 35.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) d
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) rip
- 37.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) gem (c) red
- 38.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) pig (c) jig
- 39.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 40.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) pin
Answer key
- pen
- pig
- e
- jet
- z
- pin
- e
- rid
- leg
- b
- e
- e
- six
- g
- red
- sit
- big
- bit
- ten
- pen
- get
- r
- e
- l
- red
- bit
- jig
- i
- gem
- zip
- pen
- fin
- gem
- hen
- t
- rip
- red
- jig
- hen
- pin
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