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) i (b) e (c) a
- 2.Which word is “red”? (a) red (b) ten (c) leg
- 3.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) fed (c) bed
- 4.Blend the sounds: v – e – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) vet (c) wet
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) sit (c) bit
- 6.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) six (b) mix (c) fix
- 7.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 8.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 9.Change the “v” in “vet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) let (c) get
- 10.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) l
- 11.Which word is “bed”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) bus
- 12.Blend the sounds: b – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) big (c) bag
- 13.Change the “s” in “set” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) jet (c) set
- 14.Blend the sounds: w – e – t. Which word is it? (a) web (b) net (c) wet
- 15.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 16.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) hen (c) men
- 17.Change the “v” in “vet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) vet
- 18.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 19.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) m
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) bad (c) bed
- 21.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) f
- 22.Change the “m” in “gem” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) gem (c) get
- 23.👄 Which word is this? (a) log (b) zip (c) lip
- 24.💎 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) gem (c) hen
- 25.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 26.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 27.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) six (c) sit
- 29.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) yes (c) hem
- 30.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) j
- 31.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) n
- 32.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pin (c) pen
- 33.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 34.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 35.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) rip (c) tip
- 36.Change the “l” in “lit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) lit (b) sit (c) pit
- 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) led
- 39.Change the “l” in “led” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) bed (c) led
- 40.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
Answer key
- i
- red
- fed
- vet
- bit
- mix
- i
- pen
- get
- s
- bed
- big
- jet
- wet
- i
- hen
- net
- e
- n
- bed
- l
- get
- lip
- gem
- e
- e
- e
- six
- yes
- l
- g
- pen
- ten
- i
- tip
- sit
- i
- led
- wed
- hen
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