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.Change the “d” in “dig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) wig (c) dig
- 2.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) lip (c) lap
- 3.Which word is “net”? (a) hat (b) leg (c) net
- 4.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) b
- 5.Change the “j” in “jet” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) let (c) pet
- 6.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) tip (c) hit
- 8.Change the “l” in “led” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) bad (c) bed
- 9.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) leg (c) lip
- 10.📌 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) pen (b) gem (c) hen
- 12.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) g
- 13.Change the “h” in “hit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) fit (c) hit
- 14.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 15.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) r (c) p
- 16.Change the “p” in “pet” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) pet (c) vet
- 17.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 18.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 19.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) b
- 20.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) zip (c) lip
- 21.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) hem (c) hen
- 22.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fit (c) tin
- 23.🔴 Which word is this? (a) red (b) run (c) leg
- 24.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 25.💎 Which word is this? (a) net (b) web (c) gem
- 26.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) f
- 27.Which word is “leg”? (a) hug (b) hen (c) leg
- 28.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) pin
- 29.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) six (c) pin
- 30.🦵 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) red (c) leg
- 31.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) wet (c) web
- 32.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) kit
- 33.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) g
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) lip (c) lid
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) pen (c) hen
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 37.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) l
- 38.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bin (c) pig
- 39.Change the “n” in “win” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) win (c) wig
- 40.Change the “h” in “hip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) dip
Answer key
- fig
- lip
- net
- b
- pet
- i
- hip
- bed
- lip
- pin
- gem
- n
- lit
- hen
- z
- jet
- e
- i
- r
- zip
- hen
- fin
- red
- hen
- gem
- g
- leg
- pen
- six
- leg
- wet
- kid
- p
- lid
- hen
- e
- l
- pig
- wig
- dip
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