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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: w – e – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) wed (c) wet
- 3.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) wig (b) tin (c) win
- 5.Blend the sounds: w – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) jig (c) wig
- 6.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) p
- 7.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 8.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 9.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) p
- 10.Blend the sounds: p – e – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) ten (c) pen
- 11.Change the “w” in “wet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) set (c) get
- 12.Which word is “web”? (a) leg (b) ten (c) web
- 13.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) h
- 14.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) p
- 15.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 16.🕸️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) hen (c) web
- 17.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 18.Blend the sounds: l – i – p. Which word is it? (a) lap (b) lip (c) rip
- 19.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) bin
- 20.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) n
- 21.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 22.🛏️ Which word is this? (a) red (b) bed (c) hen
- 23.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ten
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) den (b) pen (c) ten
- 25.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 26.🤐 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) map (c) pin
- 27.Change the “p” in “pin” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) win (c) tin
- 28.Change the “d” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) pig (c) dig
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 30.Change the “b” in “web” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) vet (c) web
- 31.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) r
- 32.Change the “b” in “bed” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) red (c) bed
- 33.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) pig
- 34.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) pen (c) men
- 35.Change the “d” in “led” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) led (c) beg
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 38.🦵 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) bag (c) leg
- 39.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) t
- 40.🐷 _ i g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) p
Answer key
- e
- wed
- e
- win
- wig
- p
- i
- i
- w
- pen
- set
- web
- n
- p
- e
- web
- hen
- lip
- pig
- b
- e
- bed
- pen
- ten
- i
- zip
- win
- pig
- i
- wet
- l
- led
- six
- men
- leg
- e
- e
- leg
- t
- p
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