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) t (b) j (c) l
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) gem (c) hen
- 3.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) ten (c) bed
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 5.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) t
- 6.Change the “x” in “six” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) six (c) pit
- 7.Which word is “bed”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) web
- 8.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 9.Which word is “six”? (a) pin (b) six (c) lip
- 10.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) men
- 11.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 12.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) pat (c) pet
- 13.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 14.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pan (b) pin (c) pen
- 15.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) peg (b) leg (c) led
- 16.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) let (c) pet
- 18.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) d
- 19.Which word is “lip”? (a) six (b) zip (c) lip
- 20.Change the “f” in “fed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) fed (b) led (c) wed
- 21.Which word is “gem”? (a) leg (b) gem (c) net
- 22.Which word is “net”? (a) bat (b) pen (c) net
- 23.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) bin
- 24.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) win (b) pin (c) tin
- 25.Change the “b” in “big” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dip (b) big (c) dig
- 26.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) d
- 27.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) l
- 28.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) bat (c) six
- 29.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) web (b) hen (c) ten
- 30.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) b
- 31.Which word is “zip”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) zip
- 32.Change the “t” in “ten” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) den (b) pen (c) ten
- 33.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 34.Change the “p” in “pen” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) den (c) pen
- 35.👄 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) lip (c) leg
- 36.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 37.Change the “s” in “set” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) set (c) get
- 38.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) tin (b) men (c) ten
- 39.🐷 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) fed (b) led (c) red
Answer key
- t
- red
- bed
- e
- z
- sit
- bed
- i
- six
- men
- e
- pet
- hen
- pin
- leg
- hen
- vet
- w
- lip
- led
- gem
- net
- bin
- win
- dig
- b
- l
- bin
- web
- n
- zip
- pen
- pen
- den
- lip
- e
- wet
- ten
- pig
- fed
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