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 “bed”? (a) box (b) red (c) bed
- 2.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) j
- 3.Change the “d” in “bed” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) leg (c) beg
- 4.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 5.Change the “h” in “hip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hip (c) lip
- 6.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 7.Which word is “net”? (a) nut (b) net (c) leg
- 8.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) m (c) v
- 9.👄 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) lip (c) leg
- 10.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) six (c) lip
- 11.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 12.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) ten (c) pen
- 13.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 14.Change the “g” in “leg” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) let (c) vet
- 15.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) hen (c) pen
- 16.📌 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 17.Change the “n” in “pin” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) sit (c) pin
- 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 19.💎 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) gem (c) red
- 20.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) men (c) den
- 21.Which word is “pen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) ten
- 22.Change the “b” in “big” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) wig (c) big
- 23.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) s
- 24.Which word is “web”? (a) red (b) gem (c) web
- 25.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) set (b) yes (c) wet
- 26.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) get (b) gem (c) gum
- 28.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) gem
- 29.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) hip (c) lap
- 30.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 31.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) s
- 32.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) pig (c) dog
- 33.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) g
- 34.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) kit (c) sit
- 35.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) wig (c) pig
- 36.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 37.Change the “w” in “win” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) tin (c) win
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) pit (c) pot
- 39.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 40.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) dip (c) rip
Answer key
- bed
- r
- beg
- i
- zip
- ten
- net
- t
- lip
- six
- hen
- den
- e
- let
- pen
- pin
- pit
- i
- gem
- men
- pen
- wig
- p
- web
- yes
- e
- gem
- gem
- lip
- e
- p
- pig
- n
- kit
- big
- e
- tin
- pit
- pen
- tip
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