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.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 2.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) red (c) net
- 3.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bin (c) pen
- 4.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) d
- 5.Change the “f” in “fed” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) fed (c) bed
- 6.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) box (c) six
- 7.Change the “h” in “hip” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) rip (c) lip
- 8.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) gem (c) red
- 9.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) bin
- 10.Which word is “bed”? (a) hen (b) bed (c) bin
- 11.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) vet (c) net
- 12.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) web
- 13.Change the “d” in “dip” to “z”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) dip (c) hip
- 14.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) gem (c) pet
- 15.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) pen
- 16.Change the “t” in “tip” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) tip
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) lip (c) lid
- 18.Change the “p” in “pit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) bit (c) hit
- 19.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) p
- 20.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) m
- 21.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) set (c) net
- 22.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 23.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) f
- 24.Change the “k” in “kit” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) kit (c) hut
- 25.Change the “l” in “lid” to “k”. Which word do you get? (a) kid (b) lid (c) rid
- 26.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) l
- 27.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – i – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) sit (c) sat
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) beg (c) wig
- 30.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) wet (c) red
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 32.Which word is “gem”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) gem
- 33.Which word is “pig”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) pig
- 34.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hit (c) hip
- 36.Change the “s” in “set” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) pet (c) net
- 37.🔴 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) red (c) gem
- 38.Which word is “leg”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) pig
- 39.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fin (c) fit
Answer key
- i
- net
- bin
- h
- bed
- six
- lip
- gem
- bin
- bed
- net
- web
- zip
- get
- pen
- rip
- lid
- hit
- p
- p
- set
- e
- b
- hit
- kid
- l
- e
- sit
- big
- yes
- e
- gem
- pig
- e
- hip
- net
- red
- leg
- i
- fix
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