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.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) h
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) hen (c) red
- 3.Change the “r” in “rid” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lid (b) kid (c) rid
- 4.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) g
- 5.Which word is “pen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pin
- 6.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 7.Change the “h” in “hem” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) hem (c) gum
- 8.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 9.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) web
- 10.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) red
- 11.Change the “n” in “net” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) jet (c) net
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) den
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hip (c) hit
- 14.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) v
- 15.Which word is “pig”? (a) bug (b) zip (c) pig
- 16.Which word is “zip”? (a) map (b) zip (c) pig
- 17.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 18.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 19.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 20.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) pin (c) log
- 21.Change the “w” in “wet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) wet (c) net
- 22.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) web (c) bed
- 23.Which word is “gem”? (a) hen (b) gem (c) red
- 24.Change the “n” in “pen” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) net (c) pen
- 25.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 26.Which word is “lip”? (a) bin (b) map (c) lip
- 27.Which word is “net”? (a) pen (b) rat (c) net
- 28.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 29.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) b
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) sat (c) set
- 31.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 32.Which word is “bed”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) bag
- 33.🦵 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) lip (c) leg
- 34.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) ten (c) win
- 35.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) tub (c) web
- 36.📌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) pin (c) pen
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) beg (c) bud
- 38.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) bit (c) lit
- 39.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) pet (c) jet
Answer key
- l
- red
- lid
- g
- pen
- e
- gem
- hen
- web
- red
- jet
- hen
- hip
- t
- pig
- zip
- i
- ten
- e
- pig
- net
- bed
- gem
- pet
- e
- lip
- net
- i
- b
- set
- e
- bed
- leg
- tin
- web
- pin
- bed
- sit
- pin
- pet
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