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.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) v
- 2.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) j
- 3.Change the “g” in “dig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dip (c) hip
- 4.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 5.Change the “g” in “peg” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) pen (c) peg
- 6.Which word is “lip”? (a) tap (b) lip (c) bin
- 7.Change the “s” in “set” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) get (c) net
- 8.🤐 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) d
- 9.Change the “r” in “red” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) bed (c) beg
- 10.Change the “x” in “fix” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fin (b) win (c) fix
- 11.Which word is “bin”? (a) bin (b) pin (c) six
- 12.🔴 Which word is this? (a) gem (b) leg (c) red
- 13.6️⃣ _ i x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) r (c) s
- 14.Which word is “bed”? (a) ten (b) bed (c) bag
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) sit (c) six
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hen (b) pen (c) ten
- 17.Which word is “zip”? (a) zip (b) map (c) pin
- 18.Which word is “pin”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) pig
- 19.Which word is “six”? (a) six (b) zip (c) sun
- 20.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 21.Change the “m” in “men” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pen (b) den (c) men
- 22.🥅 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) gem (c) net
- 23.Change the “p” in “pet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) net (c) let
- 24.Which word is “red”? (a) rat (b) hen (c) red
- 25.Blend the sounds: t – i – n. Which word is it? (a) pin (b) tin (c) fin
- 26.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) pin
- 27.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 28.Which word is “leg”? (a) bag (b) hen (c) leg
- 29.Which word is “ten”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 30.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) n
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) leg (c) hen
- 32.🐔 _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) w
- 33.Which word is “pen”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) hen
- 34.Change the “d” in “dig” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) fig (c) jig
- 35.Change the “d” in “lid” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) lid (c) lit
- 36.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) p
- 37.Change the “n” in “net” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) wet (b) jet (c) net
- 38.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) p
- 39.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hit (c) hat
Answer key
- p
- g
- dip
- e
- pen
- lip
- net
- z
- bed
- fin
- bin
- red
- s
- bed
- six
- hen
- zip
- pin
- six
- e
- den
- net
- net
- red
- tin
- pen
- i
- leg
- ten
- n
- net
- h
- pen
- jig
- lit
- b
- jet
- b
- e
- hit
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