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 “gem”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) net
- 2.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) ten (c) net
- 3.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 4.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) m
- 5.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 6.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.Change the “p” in “pet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) wet (c) get
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) big (c) bit
- 9.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 10.Which word is “net”? (a) rat (b) net (c) hen
- 11.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 12.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 13.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) g
- 14.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) j
- 15.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) men
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) men (c) peg
- 17.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pig (c) sun
- 18.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) hug (c) log
- 19.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) lid
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) beg (c) big
- 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 22.Change the “t” in “pit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pit
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 24.🔴 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) red
- 25.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 26.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) hen
- 27.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) leg (c) cap
- 28.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) z
- 29.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) pen (c) red
- 30.Which word is “leg”? (a) net (b) leg (c) ten
- 31.💎 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) gem (c) red
- 32.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) b
- 33.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) web (b) wed (c) wet
- 34.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 35.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) get (c) hem
- 36.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) leg (c) led
- 37.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) c
- 38.Change the “j” in “jet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) let (c) jet
- 39.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) gem (c) get
- 40.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- gem
- net
- e
- l
- i
- e
- wet
- bit
- hen
- net
- pen
- ten
- g
- n
- den
- pen
- six
- pig
- kid
- big
- e
- pin
- ten
- red
- e
- hen
- lip
- b
- red
- leg
- gem
- b
- web
- e
- gem
- leg
- t
- wet
- get
- i
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