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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- 1.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 2.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) big (c) beg
- 3.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) pig
- 4.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) nut (c) ten
- 5.Change the “l” in “lip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hip (c) lip
- 6.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 7.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) w
- 8.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 9.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) p
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) hip (c) rip
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) jig (c) fig
- 12.Change the “p” in “pit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) pit (c) lit
- 13.Change the “p” in “pit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) lit (c) pit
- 14.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) vet (c) jet
- 15.Change the “k” in “kit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) bin (c) bit
- 16.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) bat (c) pen
- 18.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) leg (c) beg
- 19.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) cup
- 20.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) get (c) gem
- 21.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) p
- 22.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 23.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 24.🐷 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) pig (c) six
- 25.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) red (c) leg
- 26.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 27.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 28.Change the “s” in “sit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) sit
- 29.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.🔴 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) rat (c) red
- 32.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) z
- 33.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) bus
- 34.Change the “h” in “hit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) fit (c) bit
- 35.Which word is “pin”? (a) pan (b) bin (c) pin
- 36.Change the “p” in “pin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) fig (c) fin
- 37.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 38.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) fin (c) tin
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) beg (c) peg
- 40.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) run
Answer key
- i
- beg
- six
- net
- hip
- pen
- p
- e
- p
- rip
- jig
- sit
- lit
- vet
- bit
- e
- net
- leg
- lip
- get
- p
- e
- i
- pig
- leg
- e
- ten
- kit
- ten
- hen
- red
- z
- bed
- fit
- pin
- fin
- i
- win
- leg
- red
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