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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 2.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) s
- 3.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) hip (c) rip
- 5.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) rat (c) red
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) big (c) pig
- 7.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 8.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) hen
- 9.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 10.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) lit (c) bit
- 12.Which word is “lip”? (a) lip (b) log (c) pin
- 13.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pen
- 14.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) zip
- 15.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 16.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 17.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) get (c) wed
- 18.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) map
- 19.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) six
- 20.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 21.Change the “p” in “pet” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) vet (c) get
- 22.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) hip (c) lip
- 23.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 24.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) den
- 25.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) s
- 26.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) leg (c) led
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) rip
- 28.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) red (c) rat
- 29.Which word is “pig”? (a) six (b) pig (c) bin
- 30.Which word is “web”? (a) net (b) web (c) pen
- 31.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) w
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) hop (c) hip
- 35.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) leg (c) rat
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) led (c) bud
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) tap (c) hip
- 38.👄 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) lip
- 39.Change the “v” in “vet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) vet (c) sit
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) fin (c) bin
Answer key
- e
- t
- i
- rip
- red
- pig
- hen
- hen
- i
- pen
- lit
- lip
- pin
- zip
- e
- e
- wet
- zip
- six
- pen
- vet
- lip
- ten
- den
- s
- led
- rid
- net
- pig
- web
- e
- ten
- w
- hip
- net
- bed
- tip
- lip
- set
- bin
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