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 g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) v
- 2.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) h
- 3.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) web (c) fed
- 4.💎 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) gem (c) pen
- 5.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 6.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 7.🤐 Which word is this? (a) map (b) pin (c) zip
- 8.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 9.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 10.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) p
- 11.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pan (c) run
- 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which word is “zip”? (a) bin (b) pig (c) zip
- 14.Change the “j” in “jig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) dig (c) jig
- 15.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) h
- 16.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 17.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) n
- 18.Which word is “web”? (a) web (b) bed (c) ten
- 19.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) hip (c) tip
- 20.Blend the sounds: g – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) gem (c) get
- 21.Change the “p” in “pit” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kit (b) pit (c) sit
- 22.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) net
- 23.Change the “s” in “sit” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) fit (c) pit
- 24.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) pen (c) red
- 26.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) wed (c) red
- 27.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) win (b) wig (c) pig
- 28.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) pig (c) box
- 29.Change the “t” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) pen (c) ten
- 30.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) red (c) bed
- 31.Change the “l” in “let” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) get (c) jet
- 32.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 33.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 34.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) sit (c) sat
- 35.Blend the sounds: w – e – b. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) web (c) wed
- 36.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 37.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pig (b) van (c) bin
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) zip
- 39.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) h
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- l
- t
- wed
- gem
- e
- i
- zip
- e
- ten
- p
- bin
- e
- zip
- big
- b
- e
- h
- web
- rip
- gem
- kit
- bed
- pit
- e
- gem
- led
- wig
- six
- pen
- bed
- get
- e
- i
- sit
- web
- i
- bin
- rip
- p
- e
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