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) web (b) ten (c) gem
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) hem (c) hen
- 3.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 5.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) b
- 6.Change the “d” in “wed” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) wet (c) wed
- 7.Which word is “gem”? (a) red (b) gem (c) pen
- 8.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) ten (c) bug
- 9.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 10.Change the “h” in “hen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 11.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) bed (c) net
- 12.Which word is “bin”? (a) bug (b) sun (c) bin
- 13.Change the “l” in “lip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) lip
- 14.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) r
- 15.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pen (c) bag
- 16.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) b
- 17.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 18.Change the “p” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) got (c) pet
- 19.🔟 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 20.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 21.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 22.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) j (c) z
- 23.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) lit (c) bit
- 25.Which word is “pig”? (a) bin (b) bug (c) pig
- 26.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 27.Change the “n” in “pen” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) peg (c) beg
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pet (c) pit
- 29.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) fit (c) sit
- 31.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) d
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) den (c) pet
- 33.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 34.Change the “t” in “pit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pig (c) pit
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) bed (c) wed
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 37.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) d
- 38.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) pig
- 39.Which word is “pin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pen
- 40.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) pen
Answer key
- gem
- hen
- e
- e
- b
- wet
- gem
- bed
- hen
- ten
- net
- bin
- zip
- r
- pig
- t
- i
- get
- ten
- e
- e
- z
- ten
- hit
- pig
- e
- peg
- pit
- e
- sit
- h
- pen
- i
- pin
- wed
- ten
- b
- leg
- pin
- pen
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