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) lip (b) zip (c) cap
- 2.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) v
- 3.Change the “h” in “hit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) sit (c) kit
- 4.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) big (c) hit
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) hem (c) ten
- 7.Change the “p” in “pit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) lit (c) pit
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) dip
- 9.Which word is “leg”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) dog
- 10.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) pin
- 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 12.Which word is “lip”? (a) zip (b) lip (c) leg
- 13.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) w
- 14.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) d
- 15.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 16.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pin (c) pig
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) bin (c) big
- 18.Change the “w” in “wig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wig (c) peg
- 19.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) pen (c) web
- 20.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) j
- 21.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) hip (c) lip
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rid (c) lid
- 23.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) b
- 24.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) web (b) wet (c) get
- 25.Change the “r” in “rip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) zip
- 26.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) hen (c) net
- 27.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) b
- 28.Change the “k” in “kit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) hit (c) hip
- 29.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) lit (c) kit
- 30.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) l
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) wig (c) win
- 32.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 33.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 34.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) r
- 35.Change the “s” in “sit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) fin (c) fit
- 36.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 38.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) ten (c) hat
- 39.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- zip
- p
- kit
- e
- bit
- hen
- lit
- dig
- leg
- pen
- i
- lip
- b
- n
- ten
- six
- big
- pig
- red
- h
- zip
- rid
- r
- wet
- zip
- bed
- b
- hit
- kit
- t
- win
- e
- e
- l
- fit
- hen
- i
- net
- i
- z
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