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: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) fit (c) hit
- 2.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) d
- 3.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) gem (c) leg
- 4.Change the “n” in “bin” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) pig (c) bin
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) pet (c) net
- 8.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) nut (c) net
- 9.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) red (c) leg
- 10.Which word is “net”? (a) leg (b) net (c) bat
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) bed (c) red
- 12.Change the “t” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) hit
- 13.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tip (c) rip
- 14.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) hen (c) red
- 15.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) can (c) bin
- 16.Change the “w” in “win” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tin (b) win (c) ten
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) pet (c) pig
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) mix (c) fix
- 19.Which word is “six”? (a) zip (b) pig (c) six
- 20.Change the “b” in “bit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) pit (c) fit
- 21.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 22.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 23.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) bed
- 24.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) dip (c) zip
- 25.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) p
- 26.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 27.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) p
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pen (c) men
- 29.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) net (c) gem
- 30.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 31.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) hen (c) gem
- 32.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lid (c) rod
- 35.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) w
- 36.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 37.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) red (c) wed
- 38.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 39.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) t
- 40.Blend the sounds: k – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) kid (c) kit
Answer key
- pit
- p
- leg
- big
- pen
- e
- set
- net
- leg
- net
- gem
- hip
- tip
- red
- bin
- tin
- peg
- fix
- six
- pit
- hen
- i
- bed
- zip
- g
- e
- p
- men
- web
- e
- web
- hen
- e
- rid
- w
- i
- wed
- ten
- h
- kid
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