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.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 2.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – e – d. Which word is it? (a) led (b) red (c) fed
- 4.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 5.6️⃣ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) six (c) zip
- 6.Change the “f” in “fig” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) peg (b) pig (c) fig
- 7.🦵 _ e g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) d
- 8.Which word is “bin”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) bin
- 9.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 10.Blend the sounds: n – e – t. Which word is it? (a) vet (b) net (c) wet
- 11.Which word is “gem”? (a) gem (b) ten (c) web
- 12.Blend the sounds: s – e – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) let (c) set
- 13.💎 _ e m — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) d
- 14.🥅 _ e t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) n
- 15.Change the “j” in “jig” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) wig (b) big (c) jig
- 16.🖊️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pin (c) pen
- 17.Change the “v” in “vet” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) vet (b) net (c) nut
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – e – d. Which word is it? (a) wed (b) red (c) fed
- 19.👄 _ i p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) v
- 20.Which word is “lip”? (a) cup (b) bin (c) lip
- 21.🕸️ _ e b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) z
- 22.Change the “g” in “pig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pin (b) pig (c) tin
- 23.🖊️ _ e n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) p
- 24.🗑️ _ i n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) b
- 25.Which word is “hen”? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 26.Which word is “six”? (a) sun (b) six (c) bin
- 27.Change the “f” in “fed” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wed (b) red (c) fed
- 28.Blend the sounds: j – i – g. Which word is it? (a) pig (b) jug (c) jig
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – i – p. Which word is it? (a) rip (b) hip (c) dip
- 30.🐔 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) pen
- 31.Which word is “net”? (a) net (b) nut (c) red
- 32.🐷 Which word is this? (a) zip (b) lip (c) pig
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 34.🗑️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bus (c) bin
- 35.Change the “t” in “pit” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pig (b) pit (c) jig
- 36.🥅 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) rat (c) net
- 37.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 38.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 39.Change the “g” in “fig” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fig (c) fin
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – i – d. Which word is it? (a) kid (b) rip (c) rid
Answer key
- e
- e
- red
- e
- six
- pig
- l
- bin
- e
- net
- gem
- set
- g
- n
- big
- pen
- net
- fed
- l
- lip
- w
- pin
- p
- b
- hen
- six
- wed
- jig
- dip
- hen
- net
- pig
- i
- bin
- pig
- net
- i
- i
- fin
- rid
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