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.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 2.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) pin
- 3.Which word is “web”? (a) bed (b) ten (c) web
- 4.Change the “b” in “bit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) kit (c) bit
- 5.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) ten
- 6.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) zip (c) bin
- 7.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) c
- 8.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bed (c) net
- 9.🤐 Which word is this? (a) six (b) bin (c) zip
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 11.Which word is “pig”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) zip
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) men (c) hen
- 13.Change the “l” in “lit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) kit (c) lit
- 14.Change the “l” in “lip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lip (b) dip (c) hip
- 15.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) b
- 16.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) z (c) p
- 17.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) hip (c) rip
- 20.Change the “s” in “six” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 21.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 22.🐔 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 23.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 24.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) six (c) cap
- 25.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) fig (c) wag
- 26.Change the “h” in “hip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) hip (c) dip
- 27.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) set (c) pet
- 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) den (c) tin
- 30.🐷 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) leg (c) pig
- 31.Change the “f” in “fit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) fit (b) sit (c) kit
- 32.Which word is “leg”? (a) gem (b) net (c) leg
- 33.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) bed (c) run
- 34.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) l
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 36.Change the “t” in “tip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) lap (c) lip
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) pit (c) hit
- 38.🔴 Which word is this? (a) web (b) ten (c) red
- 39.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) j (c) w
- 40.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- i
- pen
- web
- kit
- den
- bin
- r
- net
- zip
- i
- pig
- hen
- kit
- dip
- p
- p
- pen
- i
- rip
- fix
- e
- hen
- e
- zip
- wig
- dip
- set
- e
- ten
- pig
- kit
- leg
- red
- b
- e
- lip
- pit
- red
- w
- e
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