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.Blend the sounds: t – e – n. Which word is it? (a) ten (b) tin (c) men
- 2.Change the “m” in “men” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) ten (c) men
- 3.Change the “p” in “pig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) wag (c) wig
- 4.Change the “v” in “vet” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) vet (c) let
- 5.Change the “s” in “set” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) vet (c) jet
- 6.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) net (c) red
- 7.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 8.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) bat (c) bin
- 10.Blend the sounds: m – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) men (c) pen
- 11.Which word is “hen”? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 13.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) g
- 14.💎 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) gem (c) red
- 15.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) fox (c) six
- 16.Change the “t” in “ten” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hen (c) men
- 17.📌 _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) w (c) z
- 18.Which word is “ten”? (a) ten (b) hen (c) pen
- 19.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 20.Change the “x” in “fix” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fit (c) lit
- 21.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) z
- 22.Change the “j” in “jet” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) set (c) jet
- 23.Blend the sounds: f – i – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) jig (c) wig
- 24.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) pan
- 25.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) b
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hat (c) pit
- 27.Blend the sounds: l – e – t. Which word is it? (a) jet (b) let (c) wet
- 28.🤐 Which word is this? (a) map (b) lip (c) zip
- 29.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) n
- 30.Change the “t” in “ten” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) hen (c) den
- 31.Blend the sounds: d – e – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) den (c) ten
- 32.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) zip (b) dip (c) rip
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) rid
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) bin (c) tin
- 35.Change the “z” in “zip” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) zip (b) rip (c) dip
- 36.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 37.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 38.Change the “j” in “jig” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) jig (c) wig
- 39.🥅 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) net (c) nut
- 40.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) s
Answer key
- ten
- ten
- wig
- wet
- jet
- red
- e
- e
- bit
- men
- hen
- e
- h
- gem
- six
- hen
- p
- ten
- e
- fit
- p
- set
- fig
- pen
- b
- hit
- let
- zip
- n
- den
- den
- zip
- red
- pin
- dip
- e
- e
- wig
- net
- z
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