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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 2.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bin
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) bit (c) hit
- 4.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) j
- 5.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 6.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 7.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hip (c) pit
- 8.Change the “p” in “pet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) pet (c) let
- 9.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 10.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) hip (c) hit
- 11.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which word is “six”? (a) fox (b) pin (c) six
- 13.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pin (c) pen
- 15.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) pen (c) leg
- 16.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) web (c) leg
- 17.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 18.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 19.Change the “s” in “sit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) sit (c) pit
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) hit (c) bit
- 21.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bed (b) leg (c) net
- 22.Which word is “pig”? (a) dog (b) six (c) pig
- 23.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) lip (c) zip
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – i – g. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) dip (c) dig
- 25.Change the “j” in “jig” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) dig (c) fig
- 26.Change the “d” in “den” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) den (c) pen
- 27.Change the “t” in “tin” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) pin (c) tin
- 28.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) rip (c) zip
- 29.Change the “p” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) pen (c) tan
- 30.Which word is “gem”? (a) web (b) pen (c) gem
- 31.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) w (c) p
- 32.Change the “j” in “jig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) jig (c) dog
- 33.Change the “l” in “led” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bad (c) led
- 34.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) l
- 35.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 36.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) g
- 37.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 38.Change the “h” in “hen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) den (c) hen
- 39.Which word is “lip”? (a) map (b) bin (c) lip
- 40.Change the “l” in “lid” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) rod (c) rid
Answer key
- e
- pin
- bit
- n
- i
- i
- hit
- set
- ten
- hip
- e
- six
- e
- pen
- red
- leg
- i
- e
- pit
- lit
- bed
- pig
- lip
- dig
- fig
- pen
- bin
- rip
- ten
- gem
- w
- dig
- bed
- l
- hen
- t
- e
- men
- lip
- rid
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