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.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) pet (c) vet
- 3.Change the “g” in “leg” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) lid
- 4.Change the “t” in “tin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) tin (c) pin
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) hen (b) pan (c) pen
- 6.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) j
- 7.🔴 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) red (c) gem
- 8.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 9.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) m
- 10.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 11.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) l
- 12.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) d
- 13.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) s
- 14.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 15.Which word is “red”? (a) bed (b) red (c) pen
- 16.📌 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) pan
- 17.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 18.Which word is “leg”? (a) web (b) leg (c) ten
- 19.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) log (c) pin
- 20.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) let
- 21.Change the “p” in “pet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) pet (c) wet
- 22.Change the “v” in “vet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) pat (c) pet
- 23.Change the “w” in “wig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) wig (c) big
- 24.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 25.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) z
- 26.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) gem (c) gum
- 28.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) lid (c) kit
- 29.Change the “r” in “red” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) fed (c) red
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) sit (c) set
- 31.Change the “n” in “net” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) let (c) net
- 32.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) men (c) pen
- 33.Change the “w” in “wet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) get (c) gem
- 34.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) web (b) red (c) yes
- 35.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) run (c) van
- 36.Change the “f” in “fig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) pig (c) fig
- 37.Change the “d” in “dig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) beg (c) dig
- 38.Change the “l” in “lit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) kit (c) pit
- 39.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) cap (c) zip
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – e – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) peg (c) beg
Answer key
- e
- pet
- led
- pin
- pen
- p
- red
- e
- t
- hen
- w
- n
- p
- e
- red
- pin
- i
- leg
- pig
- get
- wet
- pet
- big
- b
- z
- e
- gem
- lit
- wed
- set
- vet
- men
- get
- yes
- bin
- dig
- big
- kit
- zip
- beg
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