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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- 1.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) r
- 2.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) hen (c) bin
- 3.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) dip
- 5.Which word is “zip”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) zip
- 6.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) men (c) hen
- 7.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pin (c) pen
- 8.Which word is “bed”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) bed
- 9.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) rod
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lip (b) tip (c) rip
- 12.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) hug (c) pig
- 13.🔴 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) rat (c) red
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) m (c) s
- 15.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) p
- 16.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tin (c) pin
- 17.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) dig (c) fig
- 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 19.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kid (c) rid
- 20.Change the “j” in “jet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) net (c) nut
- 21.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) six
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) pen (c) peg
- 23.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) c
- 24.Change the “r” in “rip” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) tip (c) rip
- 25.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) pin (c) six
- 26.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) l
- 27.Change the “f” in “fin” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) win (b) pin (c) fin
- 28.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) r
- 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) fig (c) dig
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) bat (c) gem
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) peg (c) wig
- 33.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 34.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) fix (c) fin
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) wed (c) red
- 36.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) fix (c) fox
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 38.Change the “p” in “pin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) big (c) bin
- 39.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) g
- 40.Change the “g” in “pig” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) hit (c) pig
Answer key
- s
- bin
- i
- dip
- zip
- hen
- pen
- bed
- hen
- rid
- rip
- pig
- red
- t
- p
- tin
- dig
- i
- kid
- net
- pig
- peg
- n
- tip
- six
- b
- pin
- w
- e
- fig
- net
- pig
- e
- fix
- wed
- fix
- i
- bin
- p
- pit
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