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 “red”? (a) gem (b) bed (c) red
- 2.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 3.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) map (c) six
- 4.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) van (c) bug
- 5.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) net (c) lot
- 6.Change the “n” in “fin” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) fin (c) fix
- 7.Change the “r” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) dip
- 8.Which word is “net”? (a) dot (b) web (c) net
- 9.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) pen
- 10.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) p
- 11.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 13.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 14.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) hem (c) men
- 16.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) pot (c) pig
- 17.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
- 18.Which word is “pig”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) leg
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) rip (c) tip
- 20.🤐 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) zip (c) bin
- 21.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) kit (c) sit
- 23.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) ten (c) hen
- 24.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) p
- 25.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) sit (c) bit
- 26.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) red (c) rid
- 28.Change the “p” in “pin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) win (c) wig
- 29.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) pig (c) fig
- 30.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 31.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) p
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 33.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) v
- 34.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) b
- 35.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) n
- 36.Change the “t” in “bit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bit (c) fin
- 37.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) net (c) gem
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) ham
- 39.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) web
- 40.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pig (c) hug
Answer key
- red
- i
- zip
- bin
- let
- fix
- dip
- net
- gem
- b
- ten
- hen
- wed
- hen
- hen
- pit
- pen
- pig
- rip
- zip
- i
- fit
- hen
- p
- sit
- hen
- rid
- win
- pig
- e
- b
- e
- s
- g
- n
- bin
- net
- hem
- web
- pig
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