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.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hip (c) rip
- 2.Change the “g” in “gem” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) gem (c) hem
- 3.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 4.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) fed (c) led
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) j
- 6.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) gem
- 7.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) fed (c) bad
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) r
- 10.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) get (c) set
- 11.Change the “j” in “jet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) wet (c) jet
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 13.Which word is “red”? (a) leg (b) red (c) ten
- 14.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) pig (b) six (c) pin
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) men (c) pet
- 17.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) gem (c) hen
- 18.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) j
- 19.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) web (c) wet
- 20.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 21.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) kid (c) kit
- 22.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 23.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) m
- 24.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) zip (c) lip
- 25.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) red (c) bed
- 26.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 27.📌 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bin
- 28.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) web (c) hen
- 29.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) h
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) hit (c) lit
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) pin (c) pit
- 32.Change the “p” in “pin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) win (c) bin
- 33.Change the “g” in “fig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) fig (c) fin
- 34.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) bed
- 35.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 36.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) v
- 37.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) bag (c) pig
- 38.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 39.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) pit (c) pig
- 40.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) zip (c) rip
Answer key
- rip
- hem
- i
- led
- p
- gem
- e
- bed
- t
- set
- wet
- i
- red
- ten
- six
- pen
- web
- r
- wet
- e
- kit
- ten
- p
- lip
- bed
- s
- pin
- net
- l
- hit
- pin
- win
- fin
- gem
- i
- b
- pig
- e
- pit
- zip
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