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.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.Which word is “leg”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) net
- 4.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) pet (c) set
- 5.Change the “s” in “set” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) let (c) set
- 6.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 7.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 8.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) h
- 9.🔴 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) red (c) rat
- 10.Which word is “pig”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) lip
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) fit (b) sit (c) hit
- 12.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) six (b) lip (c) zip
- 13.Change the “h” in “hit” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bit (b) fit (c) hit
- 14.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 15.Change the “l” in “leg” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) leg (b) pig (c) peg
- 16.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) b
- 17.Blend the sounds: p – e – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) pet (c) peg
- 18.🔴 _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) t
- 19.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 20.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 21.Change the “p” in “pen” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hen (c) pen
- 22.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 23.Which word is “pen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) pan
- 24.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) red
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) fed (c) red
- 26.Blend the sounds: k – i – t. Which word is it? (a) kit (b) kid (c) pit
- 27.Which word is “web”? (a) pen (b) bed (c) web
- 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 29.💎 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) web (c) hen
- 30.Which word is “bed”? (a) bug (b) bed (c) leg
- 31.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) wet (b) jet (c) net
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) fig (c) pig
- 33.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 34.Which word is “bin”? (a) pig (b) bin (c) pin
- 35.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) cap
- 36.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) z
- 37.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) lip (c) cap
- 38.Blend the sounds: t – i – p. Which word is it? (a) dip (b) tip (c) lip
- 39.🐷 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) dog (c) pig
- 40.Blend the sounds: y – e – s. Which word is it? (a) yes (b) wet (c) bed
Answer key
- ten
- e
- leg
- set
- let
- e
- e
- b
- red
- pig
- fit
- six
- bit
- i
- peg
- l
- pet
- r
- pen
- i
- hen
- hen
- pen
- red
- red
- kit
- web
- e
- gem
- bed
- net
- fig
- e
- bin
- lip
- z
- zip
- tip
- pig
- yes
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