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 d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) p
- 2.Blend the sounds: p – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) peg (c) wig
- 3.Which word is “bin”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) hen
- 4.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) s
- 5.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) jet (c) pet
- 7.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 8.Blend the sounds: j – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) get (c) jet
- 9.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) z
- 10.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) lip (c) bin
- 11.👄 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) lip (c) pig
- 12.Change the “b” in “beg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) pen (c) peg
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) bin (c) big
- 14.Change the “n” in “net” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) jet (c) net
- 15.Change the “h” in “hen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) hen
- 16.🦵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) bug
- 17.🤐 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) six
- 18.🔴 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) red (c) bed
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) fin (c) pin
- 20.🥅 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) ten (c) net
- 21.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bag (b) red (c) bed
- 22.Change the “h” in “hip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) dip (c) tip
- 23.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) bed (c) nut
- 24.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 25.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) dip (c) zip
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 27.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – e – g. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pen (c) peg
- 29.Change the “w” in “wig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) wig (c) dug
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) lid (b) lip (c) rid
- 32.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 33.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) l
- 34.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 35.Change the “t” in “fit” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) fit (c) win
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) tip (c) rip
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) pit (c) pat
- 38.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) tip (c) tap
- 40.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) pan
Answer key
- r
- pig
- bin
- s
- ten
- pet
- pen
- jet
- z
- bin
- lip
- peg
- big
- vet
- den
- leg
- zip
- red
- pin
- net
- bed
- dip
- net
- e
- zip
- e
- i
- peg
- dig
- hen
- lid
- e
- g
- e
- fin
- rip
- pit
- e
- tip
- pen
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