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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 2.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) box (b) pin (c) six
- 3.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 4.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 5.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) w
- 6.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) leg (c) hen
- 7.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) gem
- 8.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) g
- 9.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 10.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 11.Change the “r” in “rid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) rid (c) kit
- 12.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) pin (c) fin
- 13.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) fit (c) pit
- 14.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) d
- 15.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) six (c) pin
- 16.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) net (c) bed
- 17.Change the “p” in “rip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) rid (c) lid
- 18.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) t
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) tan (c) ten
- 20.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 21.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) kid (c) kit
- 22.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 23.Change the “s” in “set” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) lot (c) set
- 24.🦵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) bag
- 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) pet (c) jet
- 27.Change the “j” in “jig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) dig (c) pig
- 28.Change the “f” in “fed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) wed (c) red
- 29.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) bin (c) zip
- 30.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 31.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) m
- 32.Change the “l” in “let” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pet (c) vet
- 33.Which word is “pig”? (a) log (b) hug (c) pig
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) red (c) rid
- 35.Which word is “lip”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) lip
- 36.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) z
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) led (c) bed
- 38.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) v (c) l
- 39.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) r
- 40.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
Answer key
- i
- six
- pen
- e
- g
- gem
- gem
- p
- i
- e
- kid
- fin
- pit
- w
- six
- bed
- rid
- t
- ten
- i
- kit
- ten
- let
- leg
- e
- jet
- pig
- red
- zip
- hen
- p
- pet
- pig
- red
- lip
- z
- bed
- l
- r
- ten
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