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) pan (b) pig (c) pin
- 2.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) web
- 3.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) hen (c) den
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 6.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) let (c) vet
- 7.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) n
- 8.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) sun (c) six
- 9.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) t
- 10.Change the “b” in “bed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) bed
- 11.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 12.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 13.Change the “w” in “wed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) red (c) rod
- 14.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) lip (c) hip
- 16.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) rip (c) dip
- 17.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) net (c) hen
- 18.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bug (c) bed
- 19.🐷 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) pig (c) lip
- 20.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 21.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 22.Change the “d” in “kid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) kid (c) kit
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) r
- 24.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) c
- 25.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) s
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 27.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pet (c) pot
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 29.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) cup (c) lip
- 30.Change the “l” in “led” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) led
- 31.🔴 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bed (c) red
- 32.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) z
- 33.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 34.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 35.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) w (c) z
- 36.Change the “b” in “bit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) lit (c) sit
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) ten
- 38.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) six (c) sit
- 39.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) c
- 40.Which word is “bin”? (a) box (b) hen (c) bin
Answer key
- pin
- gem
- hen
- den
- pen
- wet
- n
- six
- r
- wed
- i
- i
- red
- e
- hip
- lip
- net
- bed
- pig
- i
- i
- kit
- p
- t
- s
- e
- pet
- e
- lip
- wed
- red
- l
- e
- i
- z
- lit
- ten
- six
- w
- bin
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