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.Change the “h” in “hit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) sat (c) sit
- 2.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) box (c) ten
- 3.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 4.Change the “h” in “hit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) kid (c) hit
- 5.Change the “g” in “get” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) pet
- 6.Which word is “net”? (a) web (b) net (c) nut
- 7.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 8.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) gem (c) red
- 9.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) hen
- 10.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) leg (c) gem
- 11.Change the “n” in “net” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) net (c) let
- 12.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) pen (c) leg
- 13.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 14.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) set (b) net (c) get
- 15.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 16.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) hit (c) sit
- 17.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) den (c) pen
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) ten (c) tan
- 19.🐷 Which word is this? (a) log (b) pig (c) zip
- 20.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 21.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) jug
- 22.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 23.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) den (c) ten
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) net (c) jet
- 26.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 27.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) n
- 28.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) w
- 29.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) beg (c) log
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lot (c) lit
- 31.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) leg
- 32.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) hen (c) pen
- 33.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) sit
- 34.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) c
- 35.Change the “s” in “set” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) net (c) set
- 36.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 37.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) z
- 38.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) kid (c) lid
- 39.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) get (c) gem
- 40.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
Answer key
- sit
- bed
- i
- kit
- pet
- net
- i
- gem
- pen
- gem
- wet
- red
- ten
- set
- hen
- sit
- pen
- ten
- pig
- e
- jig
- e
- ten
- den
- net
- hen
- g
- w
- leg
- lit
- pig
- pen
- lit
- b
- net
- e
- p
- lid
- gem
- six
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