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.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 2.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 3.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) l
- 4.Which word is “bin”? (a) van (b) pin (c) bin
- 5.Which word is “hen”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) hen
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – i – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) tin (c) win
- 7.Blend the sounds: r – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rip (c) tip
- 8.Which word is “bed”? (a) bed (b) bin (c) leg
- 9.🥅 Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) gem
- 10.🦵 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) leg
- 11.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 12.🐔 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) hen (c) ten
- 13.🛏️ _ e d — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) b
- 14.Blend the sounds: z – i – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) zip (c) dip
- 15.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bin (c) pin
- 16.Blend the sounds: m – i – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) fix (c) six
- 17.👄 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) map (c) log
- 18.Blend the sounds: l – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) leg (c) lid
- 19.🤐 Which word is this? (a) lip (b) zip (c) pig
- 20.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fix (c) fig
- 22.🔟 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) ten (c) hen
- 23.Which word is “pig”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) dog
- 24.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) p
- 25.Blend the sounds: w – i – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) tin (c) win
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 27.Change the “p” in “pen” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) pen (c) ten
- 28.Change the “p” in “pit” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sit (b) kit (c) pit
- 29.🐷 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) pig (c) pen
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – e – n. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) den (c) hen
- 31.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – e – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hen (c) hem
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 34.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) f
- 35.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) z
- 36.Change the “b” in “beg” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) led (b) leg (c) beg
- 37.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) f
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – i – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) bit (c) pit
- 39.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) pan (c) hen
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – i – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) sit (c) fit
Answer key
- e
- i
- l
- bin
- hen
- bin
- rip
- bed
- net
- leg
- e
- hen
- b
- zip
- bin
- mix
- lip
- led
- zip
- e
- fin
- ten
- pig
- p
- win
- e
- men
- sit
- pig
- hen
- e
- hem
- i
- b
- g
- leg
- n
- bit
- pen
- fit
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