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.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) h
- 2.🥅 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) net (c) leg
- 3.Change the “t” in “tip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) dip (c) rip
- 4.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 5.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 6.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 7.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) win (c) bin
- 8.Change the “t” in “hit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) hit (c) tip
- 9.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) z
- 10.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pin
- 11.🦵 Which word is this? (a) red (b) bug (c) leg
- 12.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) sit (b) six (c) fix
- 13.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) lid (c) lit
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) den (c) men
- 15.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) w
- 16.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) men
- 17.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 18.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 19.Which word is “pig”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) pig
- 20.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) m
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 22.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pin (c) pen
- 23.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 24.Which word is “bed”? (a) red (b) bed (c) pen
- 25.Change the “k” in “kit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) kit (c) fit
- 26.🔟 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 27.Change the “b” in “bed” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) bed (c) red
- 28.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) fed (c) bed
- 29.Change the “k” in “kit” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) lid (c) kit
- 30.Change the “m” in “mix” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) mix (c) six
- 31.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bed (c) bug
- 32.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) wed (c) led
- 34.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) men (c) hen
- 35.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bed (c) red
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) big (b) kit (c) bit
- 37.👄 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) lip (c) cap
- 38.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) s
- 39.Change the “m” in “mix” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) mix (b) sit (c) six
- 40.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) net (c) set
Answer key
- h
- net
- dip
- i
- e
- i
- win
- hip
- z
- pen
- leg
- six
- lid
- den
- p
- men
- hen
- e
- pig
- b
- i
- pen
- e
- bed
- fit
- ten
- red
- bed
- lit
- fix
- bin
- i
- red
- den
- red
- bit
- lip
- s
- six
- set
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