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) gem (b) bed (c) net
- 2.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) leg
- 3.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 4.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) hen (c) pen
- 5.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 6.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pan (c) hug
- 7.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) gem (c) net
- 8.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) w
- 9.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 10.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) leg (c) gem
- 11.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 12.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) lip (c) six
- 13.🦵 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) log (c) leg
- 14.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) six (c) pin
- 15.Change the “r” in “red” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) red
- 16.Change the “t” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) peg (c) beg
- 17.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) bed (c) red
- 18.Change the “f” in “fig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) big (c) fig
- 19.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) d
- 20.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) g
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) peg (c) beg
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) pig (c) dig
- 23.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) nut (c) dot
- 24.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) tip (c) dip
- 25.Change the “w” in “wig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) pig (c) jig
- 26.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 27.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) l
- 28.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 29.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 30.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) fed (c) rid
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 32.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) g (c) p
- 33.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) jet (c) let
- 34.Change the “w” in “wig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wig (c) dig
- 35.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) ten (c) pen
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 37.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) sat (c) get
- 39.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 40.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- gem
- web
- e
- pen
- ten
- pig
- gem
- b
- i
- red
- hen
- lip
- leg
- six
- fed
- peg
- leg
- big
- z
- g
- beg
- pig
- net
- dip
- jig
- e
- p
- i
- e
- red
- e
- p
- jet
- pig
- red
- hen
- e
- set
- pen
- i
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