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.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) z
- 2.Change the “b” in “web” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) web (c) wed
- 3.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) l
- 4.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 5.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) p
- 6.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 7.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 8.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) bin (c) pig
- 9.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 10.Which word is “six”? (a) lip (b) bin (c) six
- 11.Change the “d” in “den” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hen (b) pen (c) den
- 12.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) log (c) lip
- 13.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 14.Which word is “pin”? (a) pin (b) bin (c) pig
- 15.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) g
- 16.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 17.Which word is “ten”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 18.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) lip (c) pig
- 19.👄 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) lip (c) zip
- 20.Which word is “red”? (a) run (b) red (c) leg
- 21.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) rid
- 22.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) b
- 23.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) p
- 24.Change the “b” in “bit” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) fit (c) bit
- 25.Change the “r” in “rip” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) lip (c) hip
- 26.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) net (c) red
- 27.Change the “j” in “jet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) jet (b) pet (c) wet
- 28.Change the “h” in “hip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rip (b) dip (c) hip
- 29.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) six (c) pen
- 30.Change the “t” in “tin” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) fin (c) tin
- 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 32.Change the “p” in “pet” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) get (b) set (c) pet
- 33.Which word is “bin”? (a) bat (b) bin (c) bed
- 34.🔟 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) j
- 35.Change the “m” in “hem” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hen (c) ten
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) led (c) red
- 37.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) s
- 38.🤐 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) six (c) zip
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – e – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) let (c) led
- 40.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- l
- wed
- p
- e
- p
- hen
- e
- zip
- hen
- six
- hen
- lip
- e
- pin
- r
- i
- ten
- pig
- lip
- red
- red
- w
- n
- fit
- hip
- net
- wet
- dip
- pig
- fin
- i
- get
- bin
- t
- hen
- led
- b
- zip
- leg
- e
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